During March, the Clark County School District (CCSD) celebrates music education and the extraordinary talent of its students and staff for Music in Our Schools Month.
CCSD has been recognized as one of the “Best Communities for Music Education” by the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) for 24 consecutive years. This designation is awarded to districts that demonstrate outstanding achievement in efforts to provide music access and education to all students. CCSD music teachers are regularly selected as presenters, adjudicators and trainers at the regional, national and international levels.
Over 66,000 secondary CCSD students participate in music. Approximately 13,000 secondary CCSD music students will participate in adjudicated festivals during the spring of 2024.
Check out the many ways CCSD students shine this year in music:
- The High School VOICE Art Exhibition honored 19 student art finalists and their art teachers from the over 80 artwork submissions at the exhibition and reception on February 29, 2024, at the College of Southern Nevada Art Gallery.
- Thurman White Academy Advanced Choir performed at the prestigious American Choral Directors Association Western Region Conference on March 8, 2024, in Pasadena, California.
- On March 2, 2024, the annual Orff Festival, including 220 students from 20 CCSD Elementary Schools led by 33 elementary music teachers, performed at Artemus W. Ham Hall in front of 1,000 parents and community members.
CCSD students will continue their musical journeys during the following events:
- The Cashman Middle School Chamber Orchestra will perform at the American String Teachers Association National Orchestra Festival on March 21, 2024, in Louisville, Kentucky.
- The Middle School VISION Art Exhibition will be displayed at Winchester Cultural Center from April 9, 2024, through April 20, 2024. 54 student artists and their families will be honored at the VISION Art Exhibition Reception on April 17, 2024.
- On May 7, 2024, and May 8, 2024, 8 elementary schools and 2 middle schools will come together between the two days to share the progress of their choral programs at Artemus W. Ham Hall for the UNLV Choral Festival.
- Mariachi Los Gavilanes de Monaco Middle School will perform at Carnegie Hall on June 18, 2024.
