All students take music in elementary and middle school. Students take general music in grades K-5. Additionally, all fourth grade students take chorus and fifth grade students have the opportunity to join the school chorus, band or orchestra program.
Grades K-5
- General Music (required for all students)
- Chorus 4 and 5
- Band 5
- Orchestra 5
Teachers – Megan Gallucci, Jon Kusche, Andrea Lubbers, Jacqui Nagy, Lawrence Perez, Megan Scolaro, Jon Tario
Grades 6-8
- Band
- Chorus
- Orchestra
- General Music (for students not in a performing group)
- After school opportunities – jazz band, drama club, guitar club
Teachers – David Bresnahan, Caitlyn Clark, Jarod Grieco, Nathan Lawrence, Erin Upson, Hannah Wunsch
Grades 9-12
- Concert Band
- Symphonic Band
- Chorus
- Chamber Singers
- Orchestra
- Chamber Orchestra
- Music Theory
- After school opportunities – jazz band, rock orchestra, drama club
Teachers – Shellie Badger, Sue Chrzan, Scott Halliday, Jon Kusche
Columbia graduates have attended prestigious music universities including:
- Berklee College of Music
- College of St. Rose
- Eastman School of Music
- Hartt School of Music
- Hartwick College
- Ithaca College
- Juilliard Pre-College
- Manhattan School of Music
- Oberlin Conservatory
- SUNY Fredonia
- Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam
- SUNY Purchase
Click here for more information about the East Greenbush Music Program.
News
Columbia Receives Three Nominations for High School Musical Theatre Awards - Columbia High School received three nominations for the 2024 High School Musical Theatre Awards, which was announced by the Collaborative School of the Arts at Proctors. Emma O'Kane '24 (Best Actress), Allison Hedgepeth '24 (Best Supporting Actress) and the Columbia Players Pit Orchestra (Best Student Orchestra) were nominated for the Columbia Players' production of Disney's "Beauty and the Beast." Congratulations!
Goff 8th Grade Band Earns Silver Rating at NYSSMA Majors Festival - The Howard L. Goff Middle School 8th Grade Band earned a Silver Rating at the NYSSMA Majors Festival on Wednesday in the Columbia High School auditorium. Congratulations!
New Podcast Episode: Music - The East Greenbush Central School District released Episode 7 of its podcast Let’s Learn Together earlier today. In this episode, we discuss music education, all of the musical options available to students and how students who perform in a musical ensemble have shown high academic achievement.