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Music

Welcome to the Music Department Home Page!

Mrs. Garcia comes from a tight-knit family in the Sacramento area. Being born deaf in one ear, it made it hard to interact with people and it made her shy, quiet and independent. Her choir teacher in high school changed her life by telling her that she could sing, even though she believed she was tone deaf. From that moment, her love for theatre and music grew, as did her self-confidence, and she ended up majoring in Theatre Arts at California Polytechnic: San Luis Obispo.

While directing her senior project, Songs for a New World, Mrs. Garcia dreamed of combining theatre with her Catholic faith. After graduation she joined PLACE Corps (Partners of Los Angeles Catholic Education) to do just that! She taught Choir, English, and Theatre for two years at a Catholic high school, while completing her masters in Education and receiving her teaching credential in Secondary English.

In 2012, Mrs. Garcia was married to her husband in a gorgeous Cathedral wedding in Sacramento. In their spare time, they enjoy traveling to historic places, visiting Disneyland, and spending time with family and friends.

This is her ninth year at St. Anthony of Padua and is proud to have directed: Annie Jr., Getting to Know The Sound of Music, The Lion King Jr., Beauty and the Beast Jr., Singin’ in the Rain Jr., and Aladdin Jr. during her years here. She has had an amazing time at St. Anthony and is looking forward to introducing students to more musical classics. Mrs. Garcia feels excited and truly blessed to have the opportunity to teach students about the beautiful power of music and theatre!

“Nothing is more practical than finding God, that is, than falling in love in a quite absolute, final way. What you are in love with, what seizes your imagination, will affect everything. It will decide what will get you out of bed in the morning, what you will do with your evenings, how you will spend your weekends, what you read, who you know, what breaks your heart, and what amazes you with joy and gratitude. Fall in love, stay in love and it will decide everything.”  — Rev. Pedro Arrupe, SJ

Quick Links

  • Parent Letter 2021-2022
  • Music Syllabus 2021-2022
    • Acknowledgement Form for Music Syllabus

Musical Theatre Update

April 26, 2022 By jgarcia Leave a Comment

April 26, 2022 Dear Parents and Guardians, After almost three years of being "frozen" and unable to perform, we are finally bringing back musical theatre to St. Anthony of Padua! Rehearsals for our classroom shows and spring musical are underway, and we are excited to be able to present to you great shows! We will have Friday night and Saturday night … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Kindergarten, Music Department, Second Grade, Third Grade

2021 Christmas Show

November 11, 2021 By jgarcia Leave a Comment

November 11, 2021 Greetings Parents and Guardians!   Can you believe that Christmas Season is almost upon us?  This year has flown by as usual!  The students and I are beginning to prepare for our annual Christmas Program.   This year, we will be performing A Candlelight Processional!  The Candlelight Processional is a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eighth Grade, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Kindergarten, Music Department, Second Grade, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade

Welcome to Music Class!

August 20, 2021 By jgarcia Leave a Comment

Dear Parents and Guardians, Welcome to the 2021-2022 school year at St. Anthony of Padua!  We are so excited that school is underway and hope that your child has had a wonderful week!  For those that do not know me, I am Mrs. Jessica Garcia, the Music and Theatre Arts Teacher at St. Anthony of Padua School. *Please note that the following plans are … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eighth Grade, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Kindergarten, Music Department, Second Grade, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade

3rd Trimester Music Classes

March 9, 2021 By jgarcia Leave a Comment

Hello St. Anthony of Padua Families, This is a reminder that starting this week (3/8/21) Music classes will be moved to Friday.  They will still be virtual on Zoom, but the day of the week will change. The Zoom links, meeting IDs, and passwords are all still the same. Students are welcome to wear their PE uniform to music if they would like to. The schedule is below: K-2: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Eighth Grade, Fifth Grade, First Grade, Fourth Grade, Kindergarten, Music Department, Second Grade, Seventh Grade, Sixth Grade, Third Grade

Ash Weds. Music

February 11, 2021 By jgarcia Leave a Comment

Hi 3-5 Grade Families, I just wanted to let you know that there is a change to the music time next week on Weds. Feb. 17th. Music will be from 10:15-11:15am. We will resume our usual start time the following week. The zoom link will still be the same one.  This change was made to give you an opportunity to join us at our Ash Weds. Drive-in Mass at Noon. Looking … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Fifth Grade, Fourth Grade, Music Department, Third Grade

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St. Anthony of Padua School

1003 W. 163rd St.
Gardena, CA 90247
Phone: 310-329-7170
Fax: 310-329-9843
Daycare: 310-818-5601

St. Anthony of Padua Preschool

1044 163rd St.
Gardena, CA 90247
Phone: 310-329-8654
Preschool Website

St. Anthony of Padua Church

1050 163rd St.
Gardena, CA 90247
Phone: 310-327-5830
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