Little Mission Chamber Ensembles – Adult Class: Winter/Spring 2025

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Little Mission Chamber Ensembles: Adult Class

Session:

Winter/Spring 2025


Description:

One of the great joys to learning music is gaining the skills necessary to create music with others! So often, musical study is a very solitary experience, with lots of time spent practicing on your own. Yet, all that solo practice can help prepare you to collaborate with other musicians. Our Little Mission Chamber Ensembles class is the perfect way to explore making music with others!

Depending on the students and instrumentation enrolled, the class will be split into varying small ensembles. Each class session, you’ll work with a coach to learn the aspects of collaborative musicianship necessary make music together. Your ensemble will focus on at least one piece to put together and perform at the final class session for fellow students, family, and friends. Since our instrumentation will vary, there’s no limit to the kinds of music we can explore together across genres and time periods!

Check out some previous performances by our Little Mission Chamber Ensembles Class:

Previous Experience:

Students should have at least 2 years prior private study on their given instrument and be comfortable reading music.

Instrumentation:

The ensemble is open to all wind, string, percussion, guitar, and keyboard instrumentalists. Pre-formed groups are welcome to enroll. 

Audition Requirements:

A brief placement audition is required to place you in an ensemble appropriate for your level. Upon enrolling, students should submit an audition video containing:

  • A brief introduction. (“Hi, I’m Bob & I play the saxophone! The pieces I will be playing are . . .”)
  • Two brief, contrasting, solo excerpts of your choice.
    • Excerpts should showcase ability in expression, articulation, dynamics, rhythm, and tuning.
    • Accompaniment is neither provided nor necessary for solo excerpts.
  • Total length of your audition video should not exceed 10 minutes in length.
      • Video taken on a phone or mobile device is completely fine – nothing fancy. 😉
  • Deadline for video submission: Wednesday, January 8th, 2025
    • Submit your video via email or cloud service (GoogleDrive, Dropbox, iCloud, etc.).

*Students who have previously taken this class do not need to audition.

Number of Sessions:

13

Duration of Each Session:

60 Minutes

Class Dates:

Thursdays, 8:00 – 9:00 PM

  • Session 1: Thursday, January 16th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 2: Thursday, January 23rd, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 3: Thursday, January 30th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 4: Thursday, February 6th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 5: Thursday, February 13th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 6: Thursday, February 20th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 7: Thursday, February 27th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 8: Thursday, March 6th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 9: Thursday, March 13th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 10: Thursday, March 20th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 11: Thursday, March 27th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 12: Thursday, April 3rd, 8:00 – 9:00 PM
  • Session 13: Thursday, April 10th, 8:00 – 9:00 PM

Class Showcase:

Session 13 is the Final Performance. Friends and family welcome!

Enrollment Closes:

Wednesday, January 8th, 2025

Instructors:

Matthew Rupert, Jessie Nucho, Christian F. Howes, Katie Gavelin, & Sarah Hooton

Tuition:

$389

We offer our Ensemble Classes with tuition as pay-by-donation for everyone! This is our way of offering financial assistance to those who may need it with no questions asked. If possible, donating full class tuition helps keep us running as a small, independent, arts institution, as well as helps to offset tuition for anyone in need. Thank you!
 
Note: You may edit the amount you’d like to pay for tuition when you enroll directly in the enrollment form. Minimum donation amount of $100 per class, which is non-refundable.

Class Size:

7 – 24 Students, Split into Smaller Chamber Ensembles

Materials:

Students should bring to each session: their instrument, a pencil, a folder for music, and a re-fillable water bottle.

Enroll!