Voice Ensemble

  Piccolo      5-7 years old / 1 hour class 

Dolce         8-11 years old/ 1 hour 15 minutes 

Cantare     12-14 years old/ 1 hour 30 minutes 

Piccolo is the youngest entrance level ensemble. Our young singers are introduced to music in an entertaining manner. They learn the basic concepts of singing, match the pitch, expressive speech, movement and drama. This is the time to establish an understanding of choral etiquette as well as to lay the foundation for a life- long love of music. Piccolo performs 2-4 times a year.


Dolce 1&2 ensembles consist of choristers in Grades 3-5. 

Dolce 1 ensemble consists of beginners with limited or no experience in singing.

Dolce 2 choristers are very successful at singing unison, have an understanding of proper vocal technique and musical story- telling. They continue to develop their understanding how to read music and navigate a score. At this level children learn to sing in canon and are divided to keep two - part singing.
Choristers perform with expression accompanied by piano or other instruments. They explore the variety of different genres and styles. High standard of performance etiquette is expected.
Dolce performs 2-4 times a year.

Cantare is the intermediate ensemble for choristers in Grades 6-8.
They are comfortable matching pitches and holding harmonized melodies.
In addition to excelling their vocal technique Cantare choristers explore the challenges of 2 and 3-part singing.
Cantare performs 2-4 times a year.