Music
In Port Chester-Rye UFSD the foundation of music begins in all four elementary schools, where students explore different cultures by singing and movement. In 3rd grade, instrumental music is introduced, where students play the recorder and have the opportunity to play a string instrument. Students can then continue in strings or elect to join the band in the 4th grade.
As students' progress to Middle School and High School, they can elect to continue their instrumental study, sing in the choir, take a world music class, participate in the Port Chester Marching Band, or select IB Music.
All students are encouraged to participate in instrumental music. Music has been shown to increase spatial learning, self-regulation skills and improves how the brain understands human language. In addition, it strengthens auditory development, has shown students increased self-esteem and provides a way for all students to succeed in school.
Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and life to everything.
-Plato
Department Updates
2023 – 24 High School Band Camp
| Date |
Event |
| August 14 - 18 |
High School Field |
| August 21 - 25 |
Crawford Park |
2023 Winter Concerts
| Date |
Event |
| December4 |
Edison Winter Concert at MS 7PM (3rd, 4th & 5th grade chorus, 4th & 5th grade orchestra and 5th grade band) |
| December7 |
Park Winter Concert at MS 7PM (3rd, 4th & 5th grade chorus, 4th & 5th grade orchestra and 5th grade band) |
| December 11 |
King Winter Concert at MS 7PM (3rd, 4th & 5th grade chorus, 4th & 5th grade orchestra and 5th grade band) |
| December 12 |
JFK Winter Concert at MS 5:30 3rd grade chorus & 7PM 4th & 5th grade chorus, 4th & 5th grade orchestra and 5th grade band |
| December 14 |
High School Winter Concert at HS Auditorium 7PM |
| December19 |
Middle School Winter Concert at MS 7PM |
| December 13 |
Snow Date Winter Concert Elementary at MS |
| December 20 |
Winter Concert Snow Date MS/HS |
2024 District Concerts
| Date |
Event |
| March 7 |
Choir All District Concert 7PM at MS |
| March 13 |
Band All District Concert 7PM at MS |
| March 21 |
Orchestra All District Concert 7PM at MS |
2024 Spring Concerts
| Date |
Event |
| April 18 |
HS Spring Concert 7PM at HS Auditorium |
| May 7 |
Park Spring Concert at MS 5:30PM 3rd grade concert & 7PM 4th and 5th grade |
| May 8 |
King Spring Concert at MS 5:30PM 3rd grade concert & 7PM 4th and 5th grade
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| May 15 |
Edison Spring Concert at MS 5:30PM 3rd grade concert & 7PM 4th and 5th grade
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| May16 |
JFK Spring Concert at MS 5:30PM 3rd grade concert & 7:30PM 4th and 5th grade
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| May 21 |
PCMS Spring Concert at MS 7PM in MS
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| May 22 |
Rain Date |
2024 NYSSMA
Music teachers have sign-up information.
| Date |
Event |
| April 12-13 |
NYSSMA Strings Level 1-4 at Blind Brook |
| May 3-4 |
NYSSMA Down County in Pelham |
| TBD |
NYSSMA Piano |
2023 Marching Band Competitions
| Date |
Event |
| September 16 |
New Milford |
| September 30 |
West Milford, NJ |
| October 7 |
Metlife Show Evening |
| October 14 |
Marching Band Danbury Competition |
| October 21 |
Port Chester Marching Band Homecoming Football Game |
| October 22 |
Marching Band NYS Championships |
| November 4 |
Allentown Finals |
2024 Winter Guard & Winter Percussion Competitions
2023-2024 Band Parades and Band Night
| Date |
Event |
| September 20 |
Fireman's Parade |
| October 8 |
Columbus Day
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| December 9 |
Port Chester Holiday Parade
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| March 17 |
Greenwich St. Patrick’s Day Parade |
| May 27 |
Memorial Day (no rain date) |
| June 4 |
Band Night (rain dates Wednesday, June 5 and Monday, June 10) |