Mr. Daniel De Luca

St. Joseph Regional School teachers welcome and encourage communication with families regarding all aspects of a student's development.


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Thank you for visiting my SJRS teacher page. I am honored to be the school's music teacher and be a part of this excellent community at SJRS! I've been teaching for over 30 years, and hope to keep going for another 30!
 
My goal is to educate, motivate, encourage and enrich students' lives through active music making experiences. Music can help us all experience positivity, joy, and cultivate a lifelong interest and appreciation for the arts.
 
Some Positive aspects of learning music

• Independent and creative thinking skills
• Perseverance
• Teamwork
• Problem solving skills
• Structure and time management
• Self confidence and self discipline
• Increased motivation
• Achievement in school
• Enrichment

 
I believe that each and every student has special talents, skills, gifts, creativity, and a desire to learn, and participation in music can help develop these unique and special qualities.
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Respectfully,
Mr. Dan DeLuca

Contact Information
585-343-6154
​[email protected]

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Music News

All classes K-6 attend general music class once a week for 30-45 minutes. Class time includes focusing on a music concept or topic from the curriculum, as well as singing time.
Curriculum Summary Grades K-2

• Singing
• Steady beat
• Musical opposites
• Music games and group activities
• Rhymes, rhythm, and speech
• Children's literature incorporated with music
• Music and movement
• Basic music fundamentals and music vocabulary
• Reading basic music and iconic notation
• Listening

Curriculum Summary Grades 3-6

• Singing
• Music genres
• Music history
• World music
• Basic reading and writing music
• Music fundamentals, basic theory and vocabulary
• Rhythm and beat
• Melody
• Instruments of the orchestra
• Listening
• Music games and group activities

SJRS Musical Performances

• K-6 Christmas Chorus Concert
• K-6 Spring Concert

Instrumental lesson sign-ups
SJRS has a variety of musical instruments for students in grades 5-6 to learn to play throughout the school year. Students are able to participate in a weekly lesson group, as well as play in an end of the year musical showcase.

Music Incentives
All students in grades 4,5,6 have the opportunity to participate in group lessons at various times throughout the year, learning the guitar, ukulele, or piano keyboard.

Music News:​​
View our 7th Grade  A Capella Group performing
White Winter Hymnal