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Welcome to CHS Music

Jun 28, 2025

Below is our latest update.  ​We will do our best to keep this site updated with current information

Upcoming Events

New Rehearsal Schedule for 2025-26
Changes are highlighted in yellow

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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.

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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). ​

DAILY SCHEDULE
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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.
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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.


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
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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.
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Music Dept Promo Video
Video creds to Alma Hadžimustafić

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THE MUSIC PARENTS via Email

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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.


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