As the music director for the school, Mr. Reed teaches music to all grades, from TK to 8th, directs the children’s choir, and is the music director of the school musicals. He has been in this position at the school for 17 years. He is also the Director of Music for the parish and has been for 20 years. This allows for a lot of beneficial overlap between the two, such as great access to the church and all its resources, and having the choirs provide music at regular Sunday Masses and special events. In the classroom, a mix of live music and technology is used to learn to read music, play keyboard, and ear training. The students really enjoy it. Students as young as 1st grade begin learning intervals, sight-reading rhythms, and other applicable music theory. Being a Catholic school, there is an emphasis on singing the music of the church, but one of his favorite parts of his work is doing the musicals. Holy Family puts on major musical productions, and the progress and development of the children as they gain confidence and discover their talents is one of the highlights of the music program.