Music
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The Musical Theater program at Pioneer Academy offers an incredible opportunity to explore the creative and performing arts.
Pioneer students learn discipline, perseverance, and teamwork as they work together to create beautiful music. They also develop their creativity and imagination as they explore different genres of music and experiment with different instruments.
Middle School Chorus is offered for students who enjoy singing and are interested in developing their vocal skills. The students meet twice weekly to learn repertoire and improve their technique. Chorus students perform two concerts per year, and they are typically invited to sing in special assemblies throughout the year. Students learn diverse repertoire from around the world to show that music connects all people around the globe.
At Pioneer Academy, all Lower School students take Music twice weekly. During their music classes, students sing, play instruments, dance, and learn music history and literacy.
By the time they reach Middle School, all students will have experience playing a variety of percussion instruments and the recorder. Music classes focus on experiencing and creating music, rather than solely learning about it. Students will improvise, compose, and prepare concerts every year. Lower School students typically perform two concerts a year to showcase their musical development.
Message from the Department Co-Chair
The overall aim of music education is to teach our students how to learn through music, rather than learn just music. In every instrument, in every tune, in every note or rhythmic pattern, there will be a particle of the world hidden that our students have to discover. Musicianship can teach us so much about friendship, soulfulness, patience, humbleness, diversity, history, principles etc. It is a synthesis of virtues that serves as a window to connect with the rest of a beautiful wide world ready to be explored. Making music together evokes inspiration. Learning how to play an instrument develops patience and perseverance. Performing together creates eternal friendships. Exploring music together takes us on a world journey. All of these combined, yield nothing short of a well-rounded future cosmopolitan citizen with a music passport.
Margin Alexander Bajrami
Fine Arts Department Co-Chair
Pioneer Music Ensemble
Since its beginnings, the Music Department of our school has established a very strong culture of performers (solo and ensembles.) We have always had and continue to have numerous talented students who appear to be gifted in various ways musically speaking. The passion, dedication and encouragement has always been present; therefore, Pioneer Academy has always been a crib of musical ensembles starting from Rock Bands to Classical, Jazz and Contemporary ensembles. The music clubs usually serve as the powerhouse for preparing and polishing the performances as the classes equip students with the necessary musical knowledge.
The Music Ensembles of Pioneer academy have produced and nurtured composers, vocalists, virtuosos, competitive musicians at a world level and Prize Recipients who have had the opportunity to be accepted as part of festivals and competitions throughout the country and abroad. It is worth mentioning;
Genius Olympiad
Gold and Bronze Medal winner
Staten Island Music Festival
participants
The Colors of the World Festival
held in NYC, Toronto, Frankfurt
High award recipient composer in the Wayne District Festival of Composers in New Jersey
Lastly, the Pioneer Academy ensembles stand out for their original creative formats that appear every year dictated by the curricular frames of the school's administrators and instructors. It is worth mentioning the
Music Exhibitions
and the
Live Lounge
that unfold every year new and novice elements in the world of musical performance.
Plays, Talent Shows & School Concerts
ARTS at Pioneer
music
drama
visual arts
Margin Alexander Bajrami
Fine Arts Department Co-chair
(973) 405-5169 x 143
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MIDDLE SCHOOL ART CURRICULUM
UPPER SCHOOL ART CURRICULUM
Violet performs at Carnegie Hall
Congratulations to Violet Kasm, a 9th grade student and a very talented musician at Pioneer who brought Carnegie Hall to its feet with her inspiring performance! She won first prize at the Concert Festival Corp International Competition. Violet made her Carnegie Hall debut with a piece by Sergei Bortkiewicz - she's an inspiration to us all! An incredible achievement and moment to be celebrated!
Every human being represents a whole wide hidden universe from which you can learn and that you can teach to.
I feel like lucky to find myself among such an environment, our Pioneer Academy Cosmos.
Margin Alexander Bajrami
Fine Arts Dept. Head
PIONEER
National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence awarded by U.S. Dept. of Education
Quick Links
Alumni
National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence awarded by U.S. Dept. of Education
VISIT
APPLY
Music
Through participation in the music program at Pioneer Academy, students gain many valuable life skills that will serve them well in the future.
ART
Music
The music department at Pioneer Academy offers students an opportunity to develop their musical abilities in a challenging and collaborative environment.
HOME
ARTS
MUSIC
ART
The Musical Theater program at Pioneer Academy offers an incredible opportunity to explore the creative and performing arts.
Pioneer students learn discipline, perseverance, and teamwork as they work together to create beautiful music. They also develop their creativity and imagination as they explore different genres of music and experiment with different instruments.
Middle School Chorus is offered for students who enjoy singing and are interested in developing their vocal skills. The students meet twice weekly to learn repertoire and improve their technique. Chorus students perform two concerts per year, and they are typically invited to sing in special assemblies throughout the year. Students learn diverse repertoire from around the world to show that music connects all people around the globe.
At Pioneer Academy, all Lower School students take Music twice weekly. During their music classes, students sing, play instruments, dance, and learn music history and literacy.
By the time they reach Middle School, all students will have experience playing a variety of percussion instruments and the recorder. Music classes focus on experiencing and creating music, rather than solely learning about it. Students will improvise, compose, and prepare concerts every year. Lower School students typically perform two concerts a year to showcase their musical development.
Message from the Department Co-Chair
The overall aim of music education is to teach our students how to learn through music, rather than learn just music. In every instrument, in every tune, in every note or rhythmic pattern, there will be a particle of the world hidden that our students have to discover. Musicianship can teach us so much about friendship, soulfulness, patience, humbleness, diversity, history, principles etc. It is a synthesis of virtues that serves as a window to connect with the rest of a beautiful wide world ready to be explored. Making music together evokes inspiration. Learning how to play an instrument develops patience and perseverance. Performing together creates eternal friendships. Exploring music together takes us on a world journey. All of these combined, yield nothing short of a well-rounded future cosmopolitan citizen with a music passport.
Margin Alexander Bajrami
Fine Arts Department Co-Chair
Pioneer Music Ensemble
Since its beginnings, the Music Department of our school has established a very strong culture of performers (solo and ensembles.) We have always had and continue to have numerous talented students who appear to be gifted in various ways musically speaking. The passion, dedication and encouragement has always been present; therefore, Pioneer Academy has always been a crib of musical ensembles starting from Rock Bands to Classical, Jazz and Contemporary ensembles. The music clubs usually serve as the powerhouse for preparing and polishing the performances as the classes equip students with the necessary musical knowledge.
The Music Ensembles of Pioneer academy have produced and nurtured composers, vocalists, virtuosos, competitive musicians at a world level and Prize Recipients who have had the opportunity to be accepted as part of festivals and competitions throughout the country and abroad. It is worth mentioning;
Genius Olympiad
Gold and Bronze Medal winner
Staten Island Music Festival
participants
The Colors of the World Festival
held in NYC, Toronto, Frankfurt
High award recipient composer in the Wayne District Festival of Composers in New Jersey
Lastly, the Pioneer Academy ensembles stand out for their original creative formats that appear every year dictated by the curricular frames of the school's administrators and instructors. It is worth mentioning the
Music Exhibitions
and the
Live Lounge
that unfold every year new and novice elements in the world of musical performance.
Plays, Talent Shows & School Concerts
ARTS at Pioneer
music
drama
visual arts
Margin Alexander Bajrami
Fine Arts Department Co-chair
(973) 405-5169 x 143
MIDDLE SCHOOL ART CURRICULUM
UPPER SCHOOL ART CURRICULUM
Violet performs at Carnegie Hall
Congratulations to Violet Kasm, a 9th grade student and a very talented musician at Pioneer who brought Carnegie Hall to its feet with her inspiring performance! She won first prize at the Concert Festival Corp International Competition. Violet made her Carnegie Hall debut with a piece by Sergei Bortkiewicz - she's an inspiration to us all! An incredible achievement and moment to be celebrated!
Every human being represents a whole wide hidden universe from which you can learn and that you can teach to.
I feel like lucky to find myself among such an environment, our Pioneer Academy Cosmos.
Margin Alexander Bajrami
Fine Arts Dept. Head