Music is a required subject for all levels, Nursery through 8th Grade. At each class level students are taught skills in singing, instrumental playing, creative movement to music, composition, and listening to further the individual's own potential to use music throughout his or her life as a source of personal enrichment or, if chosen, a vocation. Special care is taken to highlight the importance of open-mindedness and respect for music from all cultures. Classes consistently integrate topics covered in academic classroom curricula. The music curriculum includes the use of the Orff method at all levels, field trips to the Instrument Museum, opera, symphonic and choral concerts, school performances by all music classes from grades Kindergarten through 8th Grade, an annual concert by students in the extensive Private Lesson Program, and opportunities to participate in the Ambrit Children's Choir (grades 1 through 4),or Ambrit Junior Choir (grades 5 through 8). The school String Program employs a modified Suzuki Method. Performances by visiting groups or soloists are included throughout the year.
