Music

The Music program is taught by Ms. Martie Mutz, Music Educator. All students come to Music Class once a week for 45 minutes. Students are exposed to and experience the elements of music (melody, harmony, rhythm, timbre, form, style) while they SING, DANCE, PLAY, LISTEN TO and CREATE music.

Porters Point School holds at least one evening musical performance each year for family, friends and the community. This year our performance will be held at Colchester High School in the Gymnasium. We are very fortunate to have access to the Gymnasium at Colchester High School for this performance. It is an event not to be missed!

The Amidons are coming!

Peter and Mary Alice Amidon, part of the New England Dancing Masters from Brattleboro, Vermont, will be at Porters Point School for a four-day residency starting on Monday, March 7, 2011. Each day, the Amidons will meet with all students to sing, dance and hear stories. The students will be performing for everyone on Thursday, March 10, 2011 at Colchester High School in the Gymnasium at 6:30 pm. Please plan to come with your child to the Gym. All students will perform a dance with their grade level and the rest of the evening will be a Community Dance in which EVERYONE is invited to participate! Your child will invite you to join them to dance! They will enjoy showing you what they have learned all week. Please plan to come, watch, and participate with your child. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, March 10th!

All students participate in our annual whole school sing-along in December, featuring multicultural songs from around the world.

The Colchester Music Curriculum is based on the nine National Standards for Music Education. For more information on the National Standards, visit the Music Educator's National Conference site:

A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTION: "Do you have the name of a music teacher in the area?" A local resource for people seeking private music instruction for themselves or their children is the Vermont Youth Orchestra Association. For more information on music teachers, music stores, repair shops, and more, visit their site:

BOUT THE MUSIC TEACHER
Ms. Mutz has been teaching music education to students at Union Memorial School and Porters Point School since 1988. Prior to that, Ms. Mutz taught music at Westford School from 1986-1988 to students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade, as well as Chorus, Band and Marching Band. From 1985-1986, Ms. Mutz taught music at Malletts Bay School to Third-Fifth Graders, but that was only a one year position while the former music teacher, Ms. Allegra Miller taught at Colchester High School. Ms. Mutz's first music teaching experience was gained at Mater Christi School from 1982-1985, teaching Kindergarten through Eighth Grade music, including their instrumental program. Ms. Mutz went to Hartwick College for her undergraduate degree and her instrument concentration was pipe organ. She received her Master of Arts in Music Education through Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas in August, 2010. Ms. Mutz is married with two children in college. She also has a nine year old dog, 16 fish and a 13 year old cockatiel. She loves to spend time with her family, ski, snow shoe, take walks with her dog, read, and play the piano.