Instill an appreciation, understanding and love of music & the creative process

• Learn that music is a gift from God that has been given to everyone
• Exposure to quality repertoire (all musical styles) and performance
• Experience the joy music can bring to our lives
• Experience the joy music brings to others when it is shared
• Experience the joy and power of creativity, spontaneity and expression

Scholastic Learning of Musical Facts

• Develop music literacy through practice & discipline
  • Rhythm: learn to feel pulse through movement, read & play patterns on percussion & mallet instruments and develop rhythmic independence through ensemble playing
  • Pitch: learn to sight-sing using solfeggio, develop intonation & pitch match using new-age technology
• Develop musical taste & listening skills
  • Experience musical styles (sacred & secular), composers and form
• Composition/Creativity
  • Create your very own music in our electronic music unit
  • Access state-of-the-art 24 track sequencer
  • Develop keyboard skills on state-of-the-art electronic synthesizer
• Singing
  • Develop singing voice, memory skills and movement
  • Sing 2 & 3 part vocal arrangements

• Experience team participation that is focused, disciplined and enthusiastic
• Learn responsibility
• Experience pride in accomplishment

Performance opportunities for students to apply what has been learned:

1. Weekly School Masses
2. Chrismas Pageant
3. Spring Musical
4. Extra-Curricular (for those who just can't get enough music!)
   • V.I.P. (Voices in Praise!) MHT School Music Ministry (grades 3,4,5, & 6)
     • Provide Music Ministry for weekly MHT School Masses
   • MHT Youth Ensemble - MHT Church Music Ministry (grades 6-12)
     • Provide music ministry for 2 weekend Masses per month (Sept. Through April) including special Sunday evening Youth Masses and Christmas Eve.
   • Trinity Tones Childrens Choir - MHT Church Music Ministry (grades 1-5)
     • Provide music ministry for 4 weekend Masses and Christmas Eve.