Jun 28, 2025
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Upcoming Events
New Rehearsal Schedule for 2025-26
Changes are highlighted in yellow
Music Dept Start Up
Dear Students and Parents,
Welcome to the 2024/25 school year! Please find important information and dates about the school year below.
We are looking forward to creating many musical memories this year!
The CHS Music Department
Jason Sinkus
James Caswell
Janice Mah
Damian McLaughlin
Liz Hanson
Welcome to the 2024/25 school year! Please find important information and dates about the school year below.
We are looking forward to creating many musical memories this year!
The CHS Music Department
Jason Sinkus
James Caswell
Janice Mah
Damian McLaughlin
Liz Hanson
MUSIC DEPT SPECIFICS
Full Year Music Courses
Music students will be enrolled in full year music classes. This means we follow a 2 day schedule where music students will alternate between theory classes and performance classes depending on a Day 1 (odd days of the month) or a Day 2 (even days of the month).
Music students will be enrolled in full year music classes. This means we follow a 2 day schedule where music students will alternate between theory classes and performance classes depending on a Day 1 (odd days of the month) or a Day 2 (even days of the month).
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DAILY SCHEDULE
9:10 - 10:25 Per 1 10:30 - 11:45 Per 2 11:45 - 12:50 Lunch 12:50 - 2:05 Per 3 2:10 - 3:25 Per 4 |
Music Classrooms
Winds Rm 138 Vocal Rm 129 Strings Rm 131 |
Laptops in the classroom
The music dept plans on using many cloud based programs this year. If you have a laptop or chromebook, please bring it to school. If this is not possible, chromebooks will be available in the classroom. |
Music, Folders, and Uniforms
If you have any school instruments, music, folders, or uniforms from last year, please bring them to class on your music class day. |
Concert Field trips
This year each grade will be going on a field trip to watch a performance which ties into their history/theory unit.
There is no charge for the tickets as this is subsidized by the Arts Fee.
This year each grade will be going on a field trip to watch a performance which ties into their history/theory unit.
There is no charge for the tickets as this is subsidized by the Arts Fee.
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Gr 9 Concert Review
TBA |
Gr 10 Concert Review
TBA |
Gr 11 Concert Review
TBA |
Gr 12 Concert Review
TBA |
Important Dates
Please set the following dates aside for these important events
Sept 9 - Music Dept Info session and Music Parents Support Group AGM 7 pm in auditorium
Sept 11 - Pizza social @ lunch
Oct 22 - Coffee House in cafeteria 7:00 pm
Nov 4 - Music/Dance/Drama Open house
Dec 4 & 5 - Music Night Concerts (tech rehearsal Dec 2, 3:30-6:30)
Dec 16 - Sr Band Lobby Concert 8:30 am
Dec 18 - Choral Lobby Concert 8:15 am
Dec 19 - Strings Lobby Concert 8:00 am
Feb 24-28 - Musicfest for Strings & Concert band @ Earl of March HS
Int Concert Band (exact date and time TBA)
Int Strings (exact date and time TBA)
Sr Concert Band (exact date and time TBA)
Sr Strings (exact date and time TBA)
Mar 7 - Jazzfest for Int & Sr Jazz bands @ LDHS
Sr Jazz (exact time TBA)
Int Jazz (exact time TBA)
Mar 27-28 - MusicFest for Choirs @ Fisher Park P.S. (250 Holland Ave.)
Intermediate Treble Choir (exact date and time TBA)
Senior Treble Choir (exact date and time TBA)
Male Chorus (exact date and time TBA)
Mar 31 - Intermezzo 9 am - 3 pm @ 4th Stage NAC (This is a gr 11 solo performance event open to family/friends. Seating is limited)
Apr 15 - Jazz Cafe & Gr 9/10 Chamber Showcase Night
May 7 & 8 - Music Night Concerts (tech rehearsal May 5, 3:30-6:30)
Jun 7 - Cadenza '26 8:30-3:30 @ Chateau Laurier (This is a gr 12 music farewell open to family/friends. Seating is limited)
Jun 10 - Gr 9-12 Winds Lawn Concert @ noon outside in front of school
Jun 11 - Choral Lobby Concert @ noon
Music Ensembles Rehearsal Schedule
Ensemble rehearsals will take place before school.
Please note the start times and days in the rehearsal schedule below.
Students are expected to be in the room ready to perform by 7:45 for winds & strings, and 8:00 for vocals.
Please note the start times and days in the rehearsal schedule below.
Students are expected to be in the room ready to perform by 7:45 for winds & strings, and 8:00 for vocals.
Music Dept Promo Video
Video creds to Alma Hadžimustafić
Video creds to Alma Hadžimustafić
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CLICK HERE to sign up for the latest information from the Music Parents Support Group. You will receive a concise email laid out with graphics on all you need to know.