The Lutheran Church has a long history of glorifying God through music in worship. We continue this tradition by offering vocal and instrumental music experiences for all students. Examples of these experiences include music theory, folk dancing, music history, recorders, and Orff instruments. Three special music opportunities are described below.
Choir
The choirs include the Early Music Program (Grades K-2), the Choristers (Grades 3-4), and the Youth Choir (Grades 5-8).
The Choristers include all students in grades 3 and 4. The Choristers practice twice a week during the school day. The Choristers typically sing once a month during the Sunday church service.
The Youth Choir consists of interested students in grades five to eight, and is a voluntary commitment. It is expected that the parents support their child’s commitment to the choir throughout the school year. The Youth Choir practices once a week and typically sings once a month at during the Sunday church service.
Choir members are expected to be present for these worship services as well as concerts and other performances throughout the year.
Band
St. Paul’s partners with Concordia Lutheran High School to offer band instruction for students in grades 4-8; one day of lessons (by grade), and two days of group band practice per week. There is a fee for this program. Please contact the school office for the annual fee. Band performances may include a Christmas Concert, Spring Concert and individual / ensemble participation in the Lutheran schools Fine Arts Festival held at Concordia Lutheran High School. There may be other performance opportunities throughout the year. Band members are expected to be present for all scheduled concerts and performances.
Strings
St. Paul’s provides a strings program for interested students in grades 2-8. There is one 30 minute lesson per week. All 2nd graders participate in a 2-week “Exploratory Strings Program “at no cost. After this exploratory program, 2nd graders are invited to participate in lessons (through the 8th grade.) There is an annual fee for this program. Please see the school office for the annual fee.