Mr. Randall Hobson
Music
I am delighted to be teaching music at St. Ignatius. Prior to my teaching here I taught choir, music theory, musical theater and liturgical music at St. Mary’s Academy. I have also taught music in Kenya with the Peace Corps and in New Mexico at the Armand Hammer United World College. I have a masters degree in music from the University of Portland and am an adjunct faculty member at the University. My work with liturgical music includes being a music minister at Ascension Catholic Church and choral clinician for Oregon Catholic Press.
All students have a God-given instrument to play—their voice! It is my goal to help your student find and develop their best voice and to instill in them a love of all types of music.
THE MUSIC PROGRAM AT ST. IGNATIUS
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd grades
K, 1 and 2 have music 3 times per week for 30 minutes. 3rd grade has music twice a week for 40 minutes.
Students in K, 1st, 2nd and 3rd grades are involved in singing, playing rhythm instruments, moving to music, exploring pitched instruments (keyboards and xylophones), drumming and improvising and composing their own music. The text book used for these grades is “Share the Music” and is full of singing, listening, playing and composing ideas for music at the elementary level.
Fourth grade
Students in 4th grade have music twice a week for 40 minutes.
Fourth grades either choose to play an instrument in beginning band (MUSE program) or study recorder in general music class. One class meeting they participate in band/recorder and the other they are all in general music class. The general music class consists of singing, rhythm reading, ear training-listening exercises, keyboarding and drumming.
Fifth and Sixth grades
Students in 5th and 6th grades have music twice a week for 40 minutes.
Students explore music through choral singing, ear training-listening exercises, pitch and rhythm reading, keyboarding, improvisation, composition and drumming.
Seventh and Eighth grades
Students in 7th and 8th grades have music twice a week for 40 minutes.
Students explore music through choral singing, ear-training-listening exercises, pitch and rhythm reading, keyboarding, improvisation, composition, drumming and musical theater.
Field trips: Students in K, 1st,2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades will attend Oregon Symphony concerts during the year. K,1,2 will attend two Oregon Symphony Kinder concerts and 3rd,4th,5th one Oregon Symphony youth concert.
Liturgy: Students in all grades celebrate liturgy approximately once a month. The music used at liturgy is taught in the general music classes to enable students to fully participate. Students in advanced band are also invited to play their instruments during liturgy.
Enrichment: Visiting artists/musicians are brought to St. Ignatius as time and budget allow.
Christmas Concert Students in all grades perform in our annual Christmas Concert. Both vocal and instrumental students sing and play “Sounds of the Season” in an all-school celebration.