The Country Day School

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The Country Day School is a JK-12 school located on 100 acres in King. This year, we are immensely proud to be celebrating 50 years of Education with Balance, and thrilled to be performing once again in-person at CISMF! CDS offers music instruction from JK to Grade 12. Students are introduced to the recorder and Orff instruments in Grade 3 and take up either a brass or woodwind instrument in Grade 5. Vocal music instruction begins in JK and carries on within the classroom through Grade 7, with options to continue vocal course work in Grades 9-12. Starting in Grade 2, students become part of a formal choir that prepares them for the Primary and Junior Choirs, as well as extracurricular options to join the Junior, Middle or Senior Choirs, Jazz Ensembles and Middle and Senior Concert Bands. Junior School drama productions (Grades 4-6) are musicals held annually, including James and the Giant Peach Jr. and Lion King Jr. Recent Middle/Senior School productions have incorporated a faculty/student pit-band or accompaniment, including Matilda, In the Heights, and Ahead by a Century. Each September, our senior music students have the opportunity to take part in an intensive music camp with professional musicians coaching and supporting their learning in a beautiful natural setting. CDS ensembles enjoy performing at assemblies, winter and spring concerts, community events and competitions throughout the year.

Music Faculty: Kirsten Baird, Patrice Barbanchon, Marney Curran, Jaekwan Jung, Michael Moore, Jenna Romanowich