Beginning Vocal Ensemble
Join this fun and supportive environment to learn basic vocal and breathing technique, how to support your tone, beginning note reading skills and simple two- and three-part harmony. This beginning singing class is designed for singers with little to no experience. It is focused on group singing, but also incorporates some individual singing.
Ages: Adults, older teens (high school students)
Instrument: Voices of all ranges
Musical Styles: Folk, popular, jazz
Prerequisites: None
Class size: 5–15 students
Location, Day and Time: Mission District Branch, Thursdays, 5:15–6:15pm
Instructor: Ellen Robinson
Tuition: $469 Fall (14 weeks), $402 Winter (12 weeks), $335 Spring (10 weeks). Class does not meet during summer.
Students enrolled in private lessons at CMC receive 50% discount.
Intermediate/Advanced Vocal Ensemble
For vocalists who love to harmonize in a wide variety of musical styles and enjoy interacting with other singers, this chorus provides the opportunity to continue developing your vocal technique and music reading skills while adding rhythmic movement and choreography to your stage presence. A performance is scheduled at an assisted living facility or homeless shelter at the end of Fall and Spring quarters. An annual public concert takes place every year in March at the end of Winter Quarter in combination with the East Bay Anything Goes Chorus.
Ages: Adults, older teens (high school students)
Instrument: Voices of all ranges, especially baritone and tenor
Musical Styles: Jazz, Broadway, a cappella, pop
Prerequisites: Some music reading skills. The ability to sing in tune and hold your own while singing in three and four part harmony. Previous choral experience is a plus. Audition with the instructor is required.
Class size: 15–30 students
Location, Day and Time: Mission District Branch, Thursdays, 6:15-8:00pm
Instructor: Ellen Robinson
Tuition: $469 Fall (14 weeks), $402 Winter (12 weeks), $335 Spring (10 weeks). Class does not meet during summer.
Students enrolled in private lessons at CMC receive 50% discount.
Enrollment in this class is by faculty approval. Please contact Ellen Robinson at: ellen@ellenrobinson.com and then make an appointment with CMC’s Registration team to enroll.
Learn beginning vocal technique and interpretive skills in a fun group setting. You’ll gain experience learning to sing in healthy ways by focusing on body alignment, breath management, and vowel formation. This class will support a student’s process in stylistically interpreting a piece of music through additional research and study.
Topics and activities for classes include exploring the singing apparatus, vocalizing with exercises using scales and arpeggios, interpreting music and text, developing stage presence, and working with a collaborative pianist.
Ages: Adults, older teens (high school students)
Instrument: Voices of all ranges
Musical Styles: All styles are welcome
Prerequisites: Students must be prepared to learn and memorize music and text
Class Size: 4–10 students
Location, Day and Time: Mission District Branch; Mondays, 8:15–9:45 pm
Instructor: Michael Mohammed
Tuition: $532 Fall (14 weeks), $380 Winter (10 weeks), $380 Spring (10 weeks), $304 Summer (8 weeks)
Students enrolled in private lessons at CMC receive 50% discount.
A chamber choir that sings the music of Spain and Latin America
Sing beautiful baroque, classical and folk music from Latin America and Spain in a small choir setting. Learn how to sing in Spanish, Latin, and several dialects from the Americas in different styles ranging from the 13th century to modern folk styles.
Ages: Adults, older teens (high school students)
Instrument: Voices of all ranges
Musical Styles: Baroque, classical, and folk music from Mexico, Spain and South America
Prerequisites: Ability to sing in tune and read music. Spanish fluency not required. Entrance by audition.
Class Size: 8–20 students
Location, Day and Time: Mission District Branch; Thursdays, 7:00–8:30pm
Instructor: Martha Rodríguez-Salazar, Director; Jennifer Peringer, Accompanist
Tuition: $469 Fall (14 weeks), $402 Winter (12 weeks), $335 Spring (10 weeks), $268 Summer (8 weeks)
Students enrolled in private lessons at CMC receive 50% discount.
For enrollment, please make an appointment with CMC’s registration team.
This workshop brings singers of all ages and experience together in a joyful community to develop their vocal skills and learn songs from various Spanish-speaking countries. Students will work on solo and group singing in harmony. There will be a recital at the end of each quarter.
Ages: Adults, older teens (high school students)
Instruments: Voices of all ranges
Musical Styles: Songs in Spanish, such as Latin American standard boleros and ballads, rancheras, huapangos, Cuban sones, trovas, and villancicos.
Prerequisites: Interest in learning how to sing songs in Spanish
Class size: 6–14
Location, Day and Time: Mission District Branch, Mondays, 7:00-8:30pm
Instructor: Jose Roberto Hernandez
Tuition: $469 Fall (14 weeks), $335 Winter (10 weeks), $335 Spring (10 weeks), $268 Summer (8 weeks)
Students enrolled in private lessons at CMC receive 50% discount.
We are all capable of singing and harmonizing together! Learn basic singing techniques and how to harmonize with others. The Vocal Harmony Workshop will focus on acapella and barbershop singing, gospel, R&B, styles for group vocal development. This class is meant to inspire beginners, develop their musical ear, to discover their natural-born vocal abilities, and to encourage more experienced singers to continue developing theirs.
Ages: Adults, older teens (high school students)
Instrument: Voice
Musical Styles: A capella
Prerequisites: For advanced beginners and intermediate singers
Class size: 6–14 atudents
Location, Day and Time: Mission District Branch, Wednesdays, 7:15–9:15pm
Instructor: Maestro Curtis, director and Nola Curtis, Co-director/accompanist
Tuition: $532 Fall (14 weeks), $456 Winter (12 weeks), $380 Spring (10 weeks), $304 Summer (8 weeks)
Students enrolled in private lessons at CMC receive 50% discount.
If you’d like to be matched with other students in a small vocal ensemble or receive coaching for an existing group, please fill out a Chamber Music Inquiry Form.
