About the Olympia School District Music Department
The Olympia School District has a long history of providing quality music education for students. The Elementary Music Program consists of 5th grade beginning Band and beginning Strings, and General Music for all students K-5th. Band and Strings instruction is approximately 90 minutes per week and is during the school day. Historically, General Music classes have been one day a week for thirty minutes. However, with the introduction of the Art/Music/PE (AMP) pilot program in 2019, General Music is now two days a week for 35 minutes at most elementary schools.
Music instruction is available daily at every secondary school in Band, Choir, and Orchestra, with some offering course such as music appreciation, guitar, world music drumming, etc. Additionally, both comprehensive high schools have the Success Oriented Music Education (S.O.M.E.) program for special needs students.
Olympia School District music programs have been long recognized for their excellence in performance, not only through their concerts for friends and families, but also performances at music festivals, conferences, and contests where groups have earned many prestigious awards.
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