Ensembles & Curriculum
Curricular Philosophy
Ethos classes and ensembles follow a process-based curriculum. That is, rather than focus solely on the music for an upcoming concert, Ethos faculty seek to enrich the complete student musician.
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Children's Choir rehearsals include weekly time at the piano keyboard and a strong focus on solfege
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Jazz Ensemble rehearsals regularly focus on improvisation and stylistic differences in jazz idioms
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Academy (beginning string) Classes include studies in music literacy and playing technique
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Large ensembles (Reading Orchestra, Camerata Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and Wind Symphony) contextualize ensemble repertoire with music theory and history
Where/When do Ethos classes/ensembles meet?
Ethos Children's Choirs
Preparatory Choir (grades 3-5)
Mondays. 4:30-5:40pm
Stewarts Creek High School
Apprentice Choir (grades 6-8)
Mondays. 6:00-7:20
Stewarts Creek High School
Ethos Music Academy (Beginning Strings)
Academy 1 (beginners)
Mondays. 5:00-5:50pm
First United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro
Mrs. Shaw and Mrs. Cowan
Academy 2 (1 year experience)
Mondays. 6:00-6:50pm
First United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro
Ethos Orchestral Ensembles
Reading Orchestra (2-5 years experience)
Mondays. 6:00-6:50pm
First United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro
Camerata Orchestra (3-6 years experience)
Mondays. 7:00-8:00pm
First United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro
Chamber Orchestra (advanced experience)
Mondays. 7:00-8:00pm
First United Methodist Church of Murfreesboro
Wind/Percussion Studies
Wind Symphony (grades 8-12)
Mondays. 5:50-7:20pm
Stewarts Creek High School
Jazz/Improv Studies
Jazz Ensemble
Mondays. 7:30-9:00pm
Stewarts Creek High School