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Music Department - Instrumental and Vocal

Award-winning ensembles | Professional musicians as teachers | Warm, inclusive atmosphere | College preparatory curriculum | Offersings for a variety of levels of musical accomplishment

 

 

 Description

 


Preparing students for college music-making, professional performance level, or simply being excellent appreciators of music.

Student Experience
Math students at Monarch are on their feet collecting data, analyzing, creating, and having fun applying math. We offer a friendly, nurturing environment that encourages students to recognize their strengths and build on them for life-long learning.

At Monarch, students and faculty interact on a particularly high aesthetic level.  This provides opportunities for kids to express themselves and provides opportunities for kids to celebrate the things that make them unique.  Monarch’s music students work energetically in class and enjoy great musicmaking.  Their teachers (who are also active professionally performing musicians) encourage both excellence in performance and instudents’ individual developments as musicians and human beings.  Close cooperation among sections gives students broad musical opportunities.

Faculty and Resource Highlights
- All 5 teachers are professionally performing musicians and dedicated public school educators
- All the faculty serve at least two schools in the Boulder Valley School District
- Advanced Placement-trained faculty
- 80% of faculty hold graduate degrees in their fields

 

 Good News

 

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All music department ensembles have been honored with state and national awards.

A high percentage of our students go on to college music and frequently become teachers in the field and/or professional musicians.
 

 

 Teachers

 

Name (click to go to teacher's Website)

Telephone

E-mail
Brian du Fresne, Vocal Music and Music Theory 720-561-4257 brian.dufresne@bvsd.org
Clare Church, Instrumental Music (bands) 720-561-4256 clare.church@bvsd.org
Fred Jewell, Instrumental Music (orchestra) 720-561-4284 fred.jewell@bvsd.org
Pete Lewis 720-561-4256 pete.lewis@bvsd.org
Dan Pickston 720-561-4256 dan.pickston@bvsd.org

 

 Course List

 
 

Instrumental Music click for info 

Vocal Music click for info

Other Courses

Symphonic Wind

Madrigals

Music Theory

Wind Ensemble

Advanced Chamber Ensemble

AP Music Theory

Competitive Marching Band

Chaos (men’s choir)

 

Percussion Ensemble

Concert Choir

 

Jazz Band I

Treble Choir

Jazz Band II

Jazz Band III

Orchestra I

Orchestra II

Guitar

Course Details

  
   "The thing that’s different about Monarch High School is that everybody is welcome, everybody learns and has a great music education, and everybody gets the opportunity to experience excellence in advanced ensembles as they progress through high school."

– M.P.  Class of 2011