Trinity College School

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Trinity College School is an independent boarding and day school for students in Grades 5-12, located in Port Hope, Ontario. Established in 1865, TCS is one of Canada’s oldest and most respected educational institutions. The School places a balanced emphasis on academics, service-learning, athletics, and arts –as both a long-held TCS tradition and a reinvigorated approach to a 21st-century education. At the Junior School (Grades 5-8), our Grade 5 music program focuses on exploring and creating music through the Orff-Schulwerk process. Orff education provides an excellent foundation for students to continue their musical development in the concert band program from Grades 6 through 8. At the Junior School, our co-curricular program is an essential part of the school day. Music offerings include: Tottenham Band, Orff Ensemble, Grade 7 and Grade 8 Band, and small ensembles. Members of our Tottenham Band enjoy performing in the Ontario Band Association Music Festival. In our Senior School (Grades 9-12), music courses are offered in all grades and at the Advanced Placement level. The Senior School co-curricular music program offers a dynamic range of ensembles including Trinity Winds, Trinity Jazz, Trinity Singers, Chapel Choir, Bell Ringers, Trinity Strings, String Quartet, Drumline, Rock Band, as well as various small ensembles.

Students also benefit from a large private music instruction studio. “Week Without Walls” is a schoolwide community service initiative where music students perform at local community centres and retirement homes. The music department also hosts a local jazz band festival each year and is proud to host the Canadian Drumline Association competition.

Music Faculty: Jeff Biggar, Emma Crawford, Nicola Lee