AUSD offers music classes from TK/K through 5th grade:
- Instruction for TK/K students
- General Music for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade
- Music Wheel for 4th grade, in which all students receive a trimester each of recorders, choir, and general music
- Ensemble Music for 5th grade, in which students choose a full year to participate in band, choir, or musical theater.
Albany Music Fund supports all of these programs:
- Supplies for all classes
- Sheet music for band and choir
- Script rights for musical theater
- T-Shirts for all performing ensemble students
- Instrument repairs for borrowed instruments
- Aides for 5th grade band
- TK/K instructional programming
Since 2016-17, Albany Music Fund has 100% funded the TK/K programs in AUSD.
AUSD Elementary Music teachers are listed below. Please contact your child’s teacher to learn more about the program and/or to volunteer to help!
Jeff Luna-Sparks
. TK/K teacher
. 1-3 general music, Cornell
. 1-3 general music, Ocean View
. 4th choir wheel
. 5th choirs
Mark Nemoyten
. 4th recorder wheel
. 5th bands
Mark Rendón
. 4th general music
. 5th musical theater
