Music is at the centre of all our celebrations and events at W. Ross Macdonald School. Our students can focus on their passion and interests in music through performance in our choirs, small groups, or solo endeavours, through composition, arranging, recording, music appreciation and theory. Our three music teachers work with students in all instrument groups including woodwind (e.g., flute, clarinet, saxophone), brass (e.g., trumpet, trombone, French horn), string (e.g., violin, string bass, guitar, ukulele), and percussion (e.g., drum kit, world drums), as well as piano and voice. Secondary students can work towards high school credits based on the Ontario Curriculum through individual lessons, theory, and music appreciation classes as well as ensembles (e.g., choirs, ukulele club, and small instrumental ensembles). Besides their lessons, music teachers monitor and support student practice throughout lunch hours and in the evening.

Music is taught using a variety of systems, depending on the student’s needs, including rote, hand over hand, large print or music braille and digital media. W. Ross Macdonald’s music program is at the cutting edge of technology of teaching students who are blind and low vision!