Music by Bernard Louis Borione

Music

The study of music should be to the sense of hearing what the study of art is to the sense of sight. It should cultivate the power of that form of attention known as listening.

The study of music should complement the study of history, e.g., in the movement from Gregorian chant to polyphony.
 

Children should learn the ‘aesthetics of numbers’ and learn to ‘hear numbers’ through learning harmony and measuring.
 

Students should learn and experience how music expresses the mystery of God, and the spirit of adoration should be cultivated through acquaintance with the tradition of sacred music, chants, and hymnody. Students should be able to sing the Salve Regina, the Regina Caeli, and other prayers appropriate to different liturgical seasons.
 

Students should learn the language of music, both in terms of musical notation and the ability of different instruments and notes to ‘tell stories.’
 

If possible, students should participate in a schola cantorum and, if possible, learn to play an instrument to internalize music, appreciate its beauty, and foster creativity and discipline.
 

THE EDUCATION PLAN OF ST. JEROME ACADEMY, 2010