Katherine Gallegos Elementary offers all students general music instruction once per week for 45 minutes. General music is a non-performing music class to learn more about music appreciation and about the elements of music such as melody, harmony, notation, tempo, dynamics, expression, articulation, style, rhythm, and form. Students are involved in listening, analyzing, composing and improvising music, as well as playing instruments, dancing, and singing. The major emphasis of music class is to provide students with a variety of musical experiences and activities. The music curriculum used consists of a well-organized sequence of developmentally appropriate experiences leading to defined skills and knowledge. The program is designed to actively involve students of all learning modalities using a variety of materials.