Updated Sept 12, 2026
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Upcoming Events
Music Parents Meeting
Join us online via Google Meet
Sept 23 @ 7pm
Music Dept Start Up
Dear Students and Parents,
Welcome to the 2026/27 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 2026/27 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
Oct 8 TBD |
Important Dates
Please set the following dates aside for these important events
Sept 8 - Music Dept Info session and Music Parents Support Group AGM 7 pm in auditorium
Sept 11 - Pizza social @ lunch
Oct 21 - Coffee House in cafeteria 7:00 pm
Sep 30 to Oct 2 - CHS Choral Retreat
Nov 10 - Music/Dance/Drama Open house
Dec 10 & 11 - Music Night Concerts (tech rehearsal Dec 8, 3:30-6:30)
Dec 15 - Sr Band Lobby Concert 8:30 am
Dec 16 - Sr Jazz Lobby Concert noon
Dec 17 - Choral Lobby Concert 8:15 am
Dec 18 - Strings Lobby Concert 8:00 am
Feb 23-27 - Musicfest for Strings & Concert band @ Earl of March HS
Specific dates/time TBA
Mar 5-6 - Jazzfest for Int & Sr Jazz bands @ LDHS
Specific dates/times TBA
Apr 3 - MusicFest for Choirs @ Fisher Park P.S. (250 Holland Ave.)
Specific times 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
Apr 20 - Canterbury After Hours [DATE TBC]
May 13 & 14 - Music Night Concerts (tech rehearsal May 11, 3:30-6:30)
Jun 12 - Cadenza '27 8:30-3:30 @ Unitarian Congregation of Ottawa (This is a gr 12 music farewell open to family/friends. Seating is limited)
Jun 9 - Gr 9-12 Winds Lawn Concert @ noon outside in front of school
Jun 10 - 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 am
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 am
Music Dept Promo Video
Video creds to Alma Hadžimustafić
Video creds to Alma Hadžimustafić
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