Arts

Music

The Dalton music program offers opportunities for self-expression and communication at different levels of musical sophistication.

Our mission is to help our students experience the feeling of pride, responsibility, and joy that comes from learning to read and perform music in a safe and inclusive environment.

As students progress, through performing groups, students may acquire ensemble skills, further develop individual abilities, and develop community values; our musicians must work together in understanding and cooperation to make music.

Recent Music News

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  • Seniors Present Research at Capstone Symposium

    Hosted by Music Co-Chair Dr. Solomon and the Music Department, Seniors in the Music and English Capstone courses presented their research at the Capstone Symposium on January 16, 2024. Phoebe Bergan ‘24, Jacob Kramarsky ‘24, and Veda Safranek ‘24 shared capsule presentations exploring topics such as the role natural imagery plays in expressing the agency of female characters in Rodgers and Hammerstein musicals, tradition versus modernism in The Fiddler on the Roof, and vocal health in metal music performance. 

    • Phoebe Bergan: Here Am I, Your Special Island: How Natural Imagery Helped the Women of Rodgers and Hammerstein Bloom
    • Jacob Kramarsky: The Act of Balancing: A Musical Analysis of Fiddler on the Roof (2004 Revival)
    • Veda Safranek: "What's That Noise?" An Exploration of Vocal Technique in the Metal Genre
     
    After a Q&A panel, keynote speaker Professor Matthew D. Morrison from NYU spoke on his research from his forthcoming book Blacksound: Making Race in Popular Music in the United States. 
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Audio and Video

  • Ngoma 4th Grade Concert 2024

    4th Graders in Ngoma 2024

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  • FP Chorus Concert - Winter 2023

    First Program Winter 2023 Chorus Concert

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  • Mariachi Real De Mexico at Dalton

    Mariachi Band Performs at Dalton

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  • 7_8 Grade Jazz

    7th and 8th Grade Jazz - Spring Concert 2022

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  • Middle School Orchestra. mp4

    MS Orchestra - Spring Concert 2022

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  • High School Jazz Concert 4/28/22

    HS Jazz Concert 2022

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  • Middle School Winds and Strings

    MS Winds & Strings - Spring Concert 2022

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  • Middle School Winds Section

    MS Winds Section - Spring Concert 2022

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  • Dalton 5th Grade Concert

    5th Grade Concert 2022

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  • 4th Grade Choir Club - Pop Medley 2020

    4th Grade Choir Club's Pop Medley 2020

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  • Dalton Orchestra Covers Game of Thrones Theme Song

    Dalton Orchestra Covers Game of Thrones Theme Song

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  • 9th Grader Wins Junior Category at Music Teachers National Association Composition Competition

    9th Grader Wins Junior Category at Music Teachers National Association Composition Competition

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  • Virtual Pop Up Concert

    Musicians Perform in Virtual Pop Up Concert

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  • Isabella Marquez '22 Plays Violin for Dalton Community

    Isabella Marquez '22 Plays Violin for Dalton Community

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  • fp winter chorus

    First Program Winter Chorus Concert 2019-20

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  • "Construction" - Grade 5 Students Present a Yearlong Arrangement

    Grade 5 Students Present a Yearlong Arrangement

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  • March, 14, 2019

    Middle School Spring Chorus Assembly 2019

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  • Innov Gnawa Excerpts

    Innov Gnawa (Excerpts) - Trance Musicians from Morocco

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  • Recorded Thursday, January 24, 2019, at The Brick Church, music teachers Janet Friedman Chinelli and Nancy Silber

    First Program Winter Chorus Concert - 2019

    Recorded Thursday, January 24, 2019, at The Brick Church, music teachers Janet Friedman Chinelli and Nancy Silber

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  • Clips by Dalton Music teacher David Morgan and parent Ruchi Mehta

    Excerpts From ISMA Festival Rehearsals and Concert

    Clips by Dalton Music teacher David Morgan and parent Ruchi Mehta

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