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 2025 semester
DateEvent
Tuesday, September 2Fall Placement Sessions for Allegro, Descant, and Chamber Choirs, 4:30-6 PM
Thursday, September 4Descant, Allegro, & Chamber Choirs: First rehearsal; La Boheme Auditions
September 25First Voices: First Rehearsal
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30All Rehearsals on Tuesday this week instead of Thursday, October 3rd (same times and locations)
October 16No rehearsals, MCCSC Fall Break
November 8, 9, 14, 15IU Opera Theater Production: La Boheme, 7:30 PM (11/8, 11/14), 3:00 PM (11/9), 5:00 PM (11/15), Musical Arts Center
November 27No rehearsals, Thanksgiving Break
December 11Final Fall Rehearsal
Saturday, December 13IUCC Winter Concert, 11:30 AM, St. John the Apostle Church, Bloomington
Spring 2026 semester
DateEvent
Tuesday, January 20Spring Placement Sessions, 4:30-6 PM
Thursday, January 22Descant, Allegro, & Chamber Choirs: First rehearsal
February 19First Voices: First Rehearsal
March 19No rehearsals, IU Spring Break
April 23Final Spring Rehearsal
Saturday, May 2IUCC Spring 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 from 4:30 - 6:00 on Tuesday, September 2nd. Children interested in First Voices (Kindergarten and First Grade) do not need to attend the placement sessions but should complete registration materials found on the IUCC website as soon as possible in order to reserve a spot.

For additional information, please email Brent Gault at bgault@iu.edu.

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

Fall 2025 tuition and deadlines

Tuition

  • First Voices  - $200/semester
  • Descant Choir - $420/year
  • Allegro Choir - $420/year
  • Chamber Choir - $450/year
    • Singers in Allegro, Descant, and Chamber Choirs who enroll in Fall 2025 are enrolled for the entire year and do not need to re-enroll for the spring semester.
    • $50 non-refundable enrollment deposit due at registration (credited towards tuition). If you do not wish to pay tuition in full at the time of initial registration, please do not select the tuition option prior to completing registration, however tuition must be paid in full by the payment deadline in order to participate in the program.

Deadlines

  • Financial aid: 
    • Descant, Allegro, and Chamber Choirs: August 25
    • First Voices: September 16
  • Fall registration and payment due: September 5, 2025

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 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.

Registration for Fall 2025 coming soon

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