Choral Music
Mr. Albright’s Classes
Voices of a Generation (Chorus 1A/1B)
Voices of a Generation is a non-auditioned ensemble open to students interested in developing their voices and experiencing choral performance. Students build fundamental skills in healthy vocal production, sight-singing, music reading, and ensemble singing while developing confidence as individual musicians.
Repertoire represents a variety of musical styles, historical periods, and cultures and is rehearsed, performed, and analyzed for its musical, historical, and social significance. Voices of a Generation provides an excellent foundation for students interested in continuing into Churchill's advanced choral ensembles.
Jazz Ambassadors (Chorus 3A/3B)
Jazz Ambassadors is an auditioned advanced vocal ensemble emphasizing the continued development of vocal technique, musicianship, and ensemble independence. Students perform challenging repertoire with an emphasis on jazz and popular vocal styles while also exploring a broad range of sacred and secular choral literature.
Students develop skills in harmony, improvisation, movement, stage presence, and stylistic interpretation. The ensemble maintains an active performance schedule and provides opportunities for student leadership, including conducting, choreography, section leadership, and independent musical projects.
Two consecutive semesters are required. Previous choral experience at Churchill is expected, with Chorus 1A/1B serving as the foundational prerequisite.
Showstoppers (Honors Show Choir 3A/3B)
Showstoppers is Churchill's auditioned Honors show choir for highly motivated and accomplished singers. Students combine advanced vocal performance with choreography, movement, and stagecraft while performing repertoire drawn primarily from jazz, musical theatre, contemporary, and popular styles.
The ensemble maintains a demanding and active performance schedule and requires a high level of individual preparation, musicianship, teamwork, and commitment. Students also have opportunities to serve as conductors, choreographers, section leaders, and other student leadership positions.
Students are selected through audition and must have previous choral experience at Churchill. Two consecutive semesters are required. Students also complete independent, performance-based musical projects supported by research.
Piano I–II
Piano I–II is open to students of all musical backgrounds and is designed to develop fundamental and intermediate piano skills. Students learn proper technique, music reading, chords, accompaniment patterns, scales, improvisation, and solo and ensemble repertoire.
Instruction incorporates a variety of musical styles while connecting performance to music theory and historical context. Piano II builds upon these foundations through more advanced repertoire, technique, music reading, and independent performance skills. These courses may be repeated for credit.
