CLES Music Programs are outstanding! Students may begin playing a Strings instrument in 3rd grade.
Band begins is 4th grade. Students in 3rd, 4th & 5th grade can join Chorus.

Band
Director
Frank Owens
Beginning,Concert and Jazz Band Class Schedules
Week Schedule   Week Schedule
Mar. 11
 
Apr. 14
Apr. 21 Week A
Mar. 24
 
Apr. 28
Mar. 31
 
May 5
Apr. 7
 
May 12
 
Check out the Band Music Library!
 
Upcoming Concerts
May 12
Ho. Co. Elementary Band Festival, Howard HS
May 19
CLES Spring Band Concert Centennial HS, 7 pm
May 23
Concert Band and Jazz Ensembles perform at Baltimore's Inner Harbor 11 am
June 3
 CLES Jazz Concert 7 pm at CLES
String Orchestra
Director
Sari O'Bryan
Class Schedules
Grade 3
  Grades 4
 
 
Upcoming Concerts
Jun 4
CLES Spring Strings Concert Centennial HS, 7 pm (More info...)
   
Chorus
Directors
Stevie Brouillet
 Class Schedule

Chorus for all three grades begins on Monday, Sept. 10. The choruses meet every Monday

3rd grade - 12:15 - 12:45
4th grade - 1:45 - 2:20
5th grade - 2:20 - 3:05

Upcoming Concerts
May 4
Howard County Children's Chorus Spring Concert. 3:00 PM at Mount Hebron High School
May 12&14
Kinder K.I.D.S. Showcases - 5:00 PM in the CLES Music Room
May 13&15
Mini K.I.D.S. present BUGZ! - 5:00 PM Either in the CLES cafetorium or Music Room
May 16
Howard County Elementary Festival Chorus. 7:00 PM at Atholton High School
May 21

Vocal Spring Concert - Grades 3, 4, & 5 at CHS, 7:00 PM

Frequently Asked Questions
Does my child have to audition to be in chorus?
No. All it takes to be in chorus is a love of singing. No one who loves to sing is turned away.

How do they sign up?
They just have to let their music teacher know during their regular music class that they want to join.

What do the students do who are NOT in chorus while their classmates are at chorus rehearsal?
They remain with their classroom teacher for “Writing Workshop”. This is an extra class of writing to practice cursive writing, writing paragraphs, and basic language arts.

Do the chorus students have to make up the work from Writing Workshop?
No. The workshop work is extra. Chorus students will not be required to make up any work.

If my child has signed up for Writing Workshop, and then regrets not joining chorus, can he/she still join chorus?
Yes, as long as the regret is due to actually missing the opportunity to sing. The student simply has to let Ms. Brouillet know that he/she would like to switch. However, if the desire to be in chorus is to avoid the writing exercises and not because he/she loves to sing, , the student should understand that they will be miserable in a class where the entire class period is devoted to singing.

Can my child drop out of chorus?
No. It is discussed at length at the very beginning that the student is making a commitment to a performance group and has to honor that commitment for the betterment of the program. The student should be able to assess whether or not he/she truly likes to sing. (The analogy of a sports team is used to exemplify the commitment to practicing with a team in order to perform their best at games.)

When and where do they perform?
The Spring Vocal concert is usually at the end of May or early June. The exact date will not be determined until January, 2007. All 3 choruses perform at Centennial High School. The 3rd and 4th graders will be presenting selections under the theme, “Step Into the Spotlight”. The 5th graders will present a mini-musical to be announced very soon.

Do they need special clothes?
The 3rd & 4th graders wear jeans, solid colored T-shirts, and tennis shoes, all provided by you. The 5th grader’s attire will be determined later. A notice about everyone’s attire for the concert will come out in April
.

All County Chorus

Congratulations to fifth grader, Hannah Lee, and fourth graders, Emily VanKeuren, Grace Nardei and Esther Kim for being accepted in to the Howard County Children's Chorus! Over 300 students auditoned, with only 110 selected. Way to go, singers!

 
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