Music
The goals of the Music Department are to encourage ensemble participation, enhance knowledge of music theory and history, and build musicianship by offering a wide variety of musical groups and theory application courses, from beginning to advanced level. Emphasis is placed on accuracy of rhythm, pitch, dynamics, and blend to build confidence in performance skills. In addition to formal theory courses, the Music Department incorporates notation, pitch recognition, and tonal memory into the practice of each ensemble.
Kirby School’s Audiolab, an on-site digital recording and sound mixing studio, complements the traditional music program by providing an outlet for modern and popular musical styles such as rock, pop, and electronic dance music. We showcase talented student performers and develop skills in recording, mixing, and producing music. We also explore the intersection of art and science by studying the science of sound, the technology of music recording, and the art of creative sound editing.
Curriculum
Music theory is complemented by many performing groups and classes including chorus, string methods, jazz choir, chamber choir, jazz band, and orchestra. Performers use the school’s recording studio to gain experience with production techniques and to record music with the assistance of the audio engineering class. The following courses are available to students within their academic schedules:
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Cafe Concert Performance
Will Gust and Carson Landry perform Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix at Kirby's annual Cafe Concert.