Boarding Schools' Music Programs

Boarding schools' music programs encourage you to explore opportunities in vocal and instrumental performance. Schools organize concerts and festivals as well as participating in national and international competitions such as The Conference of Independent Schools' Music Festival among others. At this annual event at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto, choirs, bands and individuals compete for supremacy among music schools' programs.

Boarding schools with music programs often feature a variety of choirs students can join, depending on musical tastes and abilities. Boarding school music programs will likely include choral music, music history, music theory, electric music, orchestra, voice, vocal and singing.

"The music teachers here are wonderful. I've had the chance to go to a couple of music camps with the band, and perform at local festivals and during school assemblies." —Diana Doublet, grade 12, Rundel College

Andrews Osborne Academy

Willoughby, Ohio

Appleby College

Oakville, Ontario

Ashbury College

Ottawa, Ontario

Balmoral Hall School

Winnipeg, Manitoba

Branksome Hall

Toronto, Ontario

Brentwood College School

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Columbia International College

Hamilton, Ontario

Glenholme School

Washington, Connecticut

Great Lakes Christian High School

Beamsville, Ontario

King's-Edgehill School

Windsor, Nova Scotia

Lakefield College School

Lakefield, Ontario

Landmark East School

Wolfville, Nova Scotia

NeuchÂtel Junior College

Neuchâtel, Switzerland

Queen Margaret's School

Duncan, British Columbia

Rothesay Netherwood School

Rothesay, New Brunswick

Shawnigan Lake School

Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia

St. Francis High School

Athol Springs, New York

St. George's School

Vancouver, British Columbia

St. John's-Ravenscourt School

Winnipeg, Manitoba

St. Michaels University School

Victoria, British Columbia

Toronto District Christian High School

Woodbridge, Ontario

Upper Canada College

Toronto, Ontario

Considering a school for its music program?

Check out as many different schools as you can to make sure that the school's music program matches your personal abilities and tastes. Be sure to consider other aspects of the school beyond its music program, of course. Ask yourself whether the music program is your highest priority or merely part of a well-rounded education.