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Music

The Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts (CCAA) Music Department includes over 330 students in its three distinct areas of Strings, Vocal and Band. We are proud of our 30 year history of educating students to achieve extraordinary musical skills within a welcoming and caring environment. 

With so many successful alumni all over the World, we proudly carry our reputation of being fun-loving and dedicated to music and each other. 

​Teachers, along with Guest Artists engage students in a variety of small and large ensembles which are level appropriate to students’ musical skills. We have always been committed to enrolling our students in performance activities, Music Festivals and Competitions where we consistently achieve outstanding results. We promote leadership within the students body through activities like our peer mentoring, student-led sectionals, and student-led small ensembles. This leadership extends to the entire Music Department with its active Music Student Council who organizes various fun events, Music Banquets and fundraising activities to allow our music students to connect and build friendships. Our biannual Music Trips to Canadian and International destinations have always been the highlight of the Music Department. ​

Even through the pandemic, we continued with online sectionals, online peer mentoring and virtual large group rehearsals. The CCAA Music Department worked together to produce their first, groundbreaking online Christmas Concerts and Spring Concerts in 2021-22. Last year, we were thrilled to return to our live performances and in-person Music Festivals.

We are always excited to be able to collaborate with other Art departments in events such as the school musical and collaborative school performances. Our Grade 11 students plan and mount an integrated show or a musical in their second semester course, which is one of their culminating activities in the following school year. 

We are truly proud of our small and large ensembles who regularly enter the Kiwanis and OBA/OSA Music Festivals. Both of our Vocal groups, virtual Concert Bands, String Orchestra and instrumental-small ensembles achieved a Platinum standing at the Kiwanis Festival in 2022. Our Jazz Band finished as Provincial Finalist winners for the past many years. Our Wind Symphony, Concert Winds and String Orchestra earned the Gold standing at last year’s OBA/OSA Festivals with outstanding special awards added to their portfolios.

Visit each of our Areas of Music below for more information.

Areas of Music

Explore our three areas of music:

Music Council

The Cardinal Carter Academy for the Arts (CCAA) Music Council is a group of student leaders who channel their passion for music into action by leading initiatives that will unite and support our student body and benefit the greater community.

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