Music

List of 3 frequently asked questions.

• Flintridge Sacred Heart Chamber Singers

  In the Flintridge Sacred Heart Chamber Singers students learn to be excellent musicians, as vocalists in a performing ensemble. Students develop their skills through the study and application of vocal techniques, such as breathing and vowel placement. They learn to sing in several languages, including English, Italian, French and German. Taking full advantage of today’s technology, use interactive ear training software to develop their intonation, sight singing and rhythmic skills. They are taught how to read and follow a musical score, how to follow a conductor, and how to sing as a cohesive musical unit in rehearsal and performance.

• Flintridge Sacred Heart Chamber Players

  In the Flintridge Sacred Heart Chamber Players students learn to be excellent musicians, as instrumentalists in a performing chamber music ensemble. Students develop their skills through the study and application of instrumental ensemble chamber music techniques. They learn to understand each player’s role at any given moment in a particular piece. They learn to listen keenly for intonation, blend and overall ensemble cohesiveness. With the help of faculty guidance and coaching, the students learn to work without a conductor, as collaborative players in a small ensemble setting.

• Rehearsal & Performance

  The Flintridge Sacred Heart Chamber Singers and Chamber Players are conducted in rehearsal settings, where students learn proper rehearsal and performance decorum and practices. Students in the ensembles have the opportunity to perform works from numerous genres, from early classical to pop to musical theater. They perform throughout the year, at the Winter and Spring Concerts, school liturgies, school special events and off- campus events and festivals.

   

  The ensembles rehearse in the most historic building on the campus, dating back to the 1920s. It is here, in this extraordinarily inspiring setting, immersed in the design, furniture, fixtures and murals of the early 1900s, that students pursue the mastery of their vocal and instrumental skills.