Music

  • Mission

    Our mission, as K-12 music educators, is to help each child in our diverse student body to reach his or her full musical potential, whether they are participating in classroom music or in one of the district’s large performing groups. 

    Music is part of the core curriculum in the Hendrick Hudson School District, and we are committed to the consistent application of proven educational techniques in order to bring each Hendrick Hudson student to a high level of achievement in each of the four New York State Learning Standards for the Arts.

     

    Concert Attendance Policy

    All music students are required to perform at their assigned concerts as a part of the music curriculum.  Concerts are treated as final exams, and students who fail to attend a concert may have their grade negatively impacted. In the event of an absence, the student may receive an alternate assignment.

      

     

    Staff

     

    Hendrick Hudson High School

    Benjamin Acrish, Band Director

    Lauren Morabito, Orchestra Director

    Erica Denler, Choral Director

     

    Blue Mountain Middle School

    Kimberly Dunkin, Choral Director and General Music Teacher

    Claude Preece, Orchestra Director and General Music Teacher

    Katherine Filatov, Band Director and General Music Teacher

     

     

    Buchanan-Verplanck Elementary School

    Samantha Hecht, Orchestra Director

    Douglas Franck, Band Director

    Juliet Soricelli, General and Choral Music Teacher

     

    Frank G. Lindsey Elementary School

    Rebecca Correllus, General and Choral Music Teacher

    Samantha Hecht, Orchestra Director

    Douglas Franck, Band Director
    Juliet Soricelli, General and Choral Music Teacher
    Mary Landry, General and Choral Music Teacher

     

    Furnace Woods Elementary School

    Samantha Hecht, Orchestra Director

    Douglas Franck, Band Director

    Mary Landry, General and Choral Music Teacher