The East High School choir department is made up of five choirs with a
current enrollment of over 200 students. Through a wide variety of
music, ranging from classical to jazz, and pop to world music, students
receive vocal training and instruction in reading, notating, listening
to, interpreting and performing music.

Philosophy

The music department at East High School exists in order to provide
students with opportunities to grow in their ability to express
themselves through music. The goal of the music department is to provide
necessary instruction and experiences so that students will be able to
express themselves through musical activity and develop understanding
understanding of musical aesthetics. Through acquisition of skill in
listening, reading, notating, singing and playing, improvising and
creating music, students will come to understand and experience the
unique human activity of music making in the context of human cultural
expression. Achievement will be measured by growth in the following areas:

1. Aesthetic enjoyment and understanding of all styles of music
2. Feeling of competency in musical expression
3. Musical literacy and technical skill