Placement by instructor approval.
- Academy Fiddlers Level 4
- Chamber Music
- Beginning Flute Choir
- Advanced Flute Choir
- Harp Circle
- Jazz Ensemble
- Vocal Ensemble
- Winds & Percussion
- Junior Orchestra
Academy Fiddlers Level 4
45 min.
Instructor: Sam McNeill
A Celtic fiddle class and performing ensemble for violin students playing at the Suzuki Book 5 or above level. Other instruments welcome (piano, guitar, whistle, flute, etc.).
Chamber Music
45 or 60 min. 
Intermediate and advanced level ensembles are available in various combinations of strings, woodwinds, brass and piano, depending upon the pool of students ready for small ensemble work.
Beginning Flute Choir
45 min.
Instructor: Jill Petricca
An opportunity for flute players to participate in an interactive group and expand on concepts of unison, rhythm, harmony and independent playing. Music reading skills and concurrent private instruction required.
Advanced Flute Choir
60 min.
Instructor: Jill Petricca
An advanced ensemble developing ensemble skills, reading ability and rhythmic independence.
Harp Circle
3 sessions, 90 min. each
Instructor: Judy Phillips
Traditional aural teaching method for Celtic harp students of all levels interested in learning and performing together. The group will meet the first Saturday of the month for three 90 minute sessions each term.
Jazz Ensemble
60 min.
Instructor: Bill Allison
Study and performance of jazz idiom instrumental music for jazz instrumentalists on sax, trumpet, trombone, bass, keyboard, clarinet, flute, violin and percussion. Stress on stylistic interpretations, jazz techniques, improvisation, and ensemble playing. Two years playing experience required.
Vocal Ensemble
Ages 10 & up 45 min.
Instructor: Bill Allison
Studies will include ear training, reading/sight singing, basic music
theory, vocal technique, and ensemble performance.
Winds & Percussion
45 min.
Instructor: Josh Kieselhorst
Explore the styles of Second Line, Funk, traditional marching band, and
Brazilian Afro Bloc and Frevo traditions. All woodwind, brass, and
percussion instruments are invited to explore this groove-oriented music.
One year playing experience required. Course uses both written music and
rote memorization. Students bring their own instrument. Some percussion
instruments provided upon request.
Junior Orchestra
60 min.
Instructor: Holly MacDonell
A first ensemble experience for student instrumentalists. Reading ability and rhythmic independence are developed through rehearsals. Students should be studying privately.
