IU Children's Choir

Academy faculty

Brent Gault

Brent Gault is professor of music education and interim chair of the Music Education Department at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. He has served as a presenter and guest lecturer for colleges and music education organizations in the United States, Canada, China, and Ireland, and Singapore.

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Emma Lamberti is currently a Master's of Music Education student at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music. She graduated from Bucknell University in central PA with a Bachelor's of Music Education. Her teaching has included K-12 general music and choir, along with a focus on teaching and researching general music to students with disabilities in middle schools.

Amy Price graduated from Anderson University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and Spanish. After launching her career as an elementary music specialist, Amy completed Conversational Solfege with Dr. John Feierabend and earned Kodaly Certification through IU’s Summer Kodaly Institute. Currently Amy teaches music privately in Bedford, Indiana.

Jenna Sears (she/they) is an educator, ethnomusicologist, and vocalist whose work specializes in community music and arts-based research practices based in Ireland and the United States. They have a B.M.E/B.M. in Music Education and Voice Performance from Indiana University. Recently completing their M.A. in Ethnomusicology at the University of Limerick, they researched the impact of community-led soundscapes during the Covid-19 pandemic. As an educator, they design music curriculum focused on aspects of mutual aid, social inclusion, and world music-informed pedagogy. Currently, they are the Vocal Director for Brown County Middle School and the founder of the Brown County Spoken Word Project, an initiative that engages rural communities in collective storytelling projects. Sears is also an active poet and vocalist, and performs locally. 

For more information, please contact musicsp@iu.edu.

Schedule

Fall 2024 semester
DateEvent
Tuesday, September 3Fall Placement Sessions, 4:30-6 PM
September 5Descant, Allegro, & Chamber Choirs: First rehearsal
September 26First Voices: First Rehearsal
Tuesday, October 1All Rehearsals on Tuesday this week instead of Thursday, October 3rd (same times and locations)
October 17No rehearsals, MCCSC Fall Break
November 28No rehearsals, Thanksgiving Break
December 11Final Fall Rehearsal
Saturday, December 14IUCC Winter Concert (12:30 PM, St. John the Apostle Church, Bloomington)
Spring 2025 semester
DateEvent
Tuesday, January 21Spring Placement Sessions, 4:30-6 PM
February 2Descant, Allegro, & Chamber Choirs: First rehearsal; Carmen Auditions
February 20First Voices: First Rehearsal
March 2No rehearsals, IU Spring Break
April 18, 19, 25, and 26IU Opera Theater Production: Carmen, 7:30 PM, Musical Arts Center
May 1Final Spring Rehearsal
Saturday, May 3IUCC Winter Concert (1:00 PM, St. John the Apostle Church, Bloomington)

Rehearsals will be located at First Presbyterian Church (221 E. 6th St. Bloomington) and take place on Thursdays unless otherwise noted

Placement Sessions

Placement sessions will be held at the First Presbyterian Church on Tuesday, September 3rd from 4:30 PM-6:00 PM . Singers do not need to prepare anything and will be heard in the order that they arrive. Placement sessions generally take 10 to 15-minutes. If previously enrolled in IUCC, you may register sans placement session. Children interested in First Voices (Kindergarten - Grade 1) do not need to attend the placement sessions but should complete online registration as soon as possible to reserve a spot.

Program offerings

Conductor: Amy Hartzell Price
Meeting Times: Thursdays, 4:30–5:20 PM or 5:30–6:20 PM
Location: First Presbyterian Church

Enrollment Limit: 12/Section (24 total)

Time is devoted to choir rehearsal and musicianship training with games and songs geared toward teaching the rudiments of music. 

Conductor: Emma Lamberti
Meeting Times: Thursdays, 4:40–5:40 PM
Location: First Presbyterian Church

Enrollment Limit: 25

Rehearsal consists of vocal development training along with the development of musicianship.

Conductor: Dr. Brent Gault
Meeting Times: Thursdays, 4:40–5:40 PM
Location: First Presbyterian Church

Enrollment Limit: 25

Time is devoted to a choir rehearsal that incorporates music theory into the rehearsal. This choir performs widely.

Conductor: Jenna Sears
Meeting Times: Thursdays, 4:40–6:00 PM
Location: First Presbyterian Church

Enrollment Limit: 30

Tuition and deadlines

Tuition

  • First Voices  - $200/semester
  • Descant Choir - $420/year
  • Allegro Choir - $420/year
  • Chamber Choir - $450/year

Deadlines

  • Financial aid - September 1, 2024
  • Registration and payment due - September 27, 2024

How to apply

  1. Application process: To apply, complete the online registration form. With the exception of First Voices, auditions are required for admission. Late registrations may be accepted pending space availability.
  2. Financial aid: To request a Financial Aid application, please contact musicsp@iu.edu. For those individuals awaiting merit or financial aid decisions, please register in full (e.g., specify the class selection) and select the option to delay payment.
  3. Payment: Accepting payment via credit card or check. Please do not send checks or any other forms of payment to the Office of Jacobs Academy.
  4. Cancellation Policy: Click here for our most up to date cancellation policy.

Register for Fall 2024

Once you have completed the previous steps, please submit the Participant Agreement Form