St John Lutheran Church and School      Where Faith and Education Meet 

Music in Our School

St. John Lutheran School recognizes the importance of making music a part of the education of children. Music has been documented to contribute to children’s success in society, success in school, success in developing intelligence and success in life. The discipline of music develops strong communication and cognitive skills, actively contributes to brain development and shapes children’s abilities and character. It contributes to the psychological and spiritual growth of children and benefits them physically.

All children at St. John Lutheran School take part in music education in the music classroom and through performance in choir. Additional opportunities for music education are also available through band, guitar class and piano lessons.

Choir

Every child participates in a choir as part of the school music curriculum. Students in kindergarten through fourth grade students sing in the Junior Choir. Crusader Choir includes students in grades five through eight. All students from kindergarten to eighth grade take part in Mass Choir.

Each choir works on age appropriate music, providing a progression of increasing musical skills. Performances include a Christmas concert, spring concert, spring production, graduation, Lutheran Schools Sunday, and worship services. Music is an important part of each person’s spiritual development. Mass Choir is a part of several Sunday worship services. All students are invited to sing on those Sundays for His glory. 

Band

Band rehearses once a week and each student receives weekly private lessons during the school day. Mrs. Jacquie Rognli (BS Music Education) instructs band.

Band is open to fifth through eighth grade students Fourth grade students with previous musical training and able to pass a literacy exam may also join band. The band performs at the Christmas concert, spring concert, graduation and Lutheran Schools Sunday.

Band students’ families are responsible for providing an instrument and required lesson books. Instruments can be economically rented from local music stores ($50-$75 for a 4-6 month period of use, depending on rental agreement).

Registration for band is $50 and tuition is $130.00 per trimester. Checks should be made payable to the instructor.

An information meeting for students and guardians will be held the first week of school. Students will get a chance to try instruments.

Guitar

Classroom guitar is offered for all Middle School students. Guitar students have a group lesson once a week on acoustic guitar. Fingering, strumming, melodies and chords are all covered. Mrs. Jacquie Rognli instructs guitar.

Student families are responsible for providing an acoustic guitar – classical nylon string preferred – and purchasing their lesson book. The cost of guitar class is $50 per trimester.

Piano

Piano lessons are offered at St. John Lutheran are offered for second through eighth grade students for additional tuition. Students are dismissed from their regular classroom for a weekly half hour private lesson with Mrs. Debbie Almen (BS Instrumental Music Education) or Mrs. Jean Bostrom (BS Music Education). Performances for piano include winter and spring recitals.

Piano lesson tuition is $130.00 per trimester, due by mid-trimester. Checks should be made payable to the piano teacher.

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