4th and 5th Grade RISING STARS
This ensemble is composed of our 4th and 5th grade vocal students and focuses primarily on establishing performance and practice norms and stresses ear training and introductory sight reading. Students in this ensemble typically sing in the treble register.
6th Grade CONCERT CHOIR
This ensemble is composed of 6th grade students and focuses primarily on the intermediate techniques required for singing harmonies. Literacy, specifically the reading of pitches, is stressed. Independence, confidence and deep understanding of their own vocal instrument is also stressed throughout this stage in their development. Students in this ensemble typically sing in the soprano, alto and limited tenor/baritone ranges.
7th and 8th Grade SYMPHONIC CHOIR
This ensemble is composed of 7th and 8th grade students and primarily focuses on the advanced skills of nuanced choral performance. They also focus on the important pronunciation rules for French, German, Latin, Hebrew, Italian, English, and other less common languages. Students in this ensemble typically sing soprano, alto, tenor, or baritone.
This auditioned ensemble is one of two flagship ensembles of the Miller South Vocal Music Program. Students in Show Choir will focus heavily on vocal performance, dance, and entertainment skills in pop, rock, jazz, and musical theater styles.
This auditioned ensemble is only open to current members of the Concert Choir and Symphonic Choir and is our second flagship ensemble. Students in this group will be focused specifically on the art of a cappella chamber singing in a variety of styles including madrigals, motets, vocal jazz, and pop a cappella.
Paul William Stewart is the director of the vocal program at the Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, previously directing choirs in the West Geauga School District. He is a member of the professional vocal ensemble Cleveland Chamber Choir and Vox Audio, a pop a cappella group based in Canton. He is formerly a member of Singers Companye, a choral scholar at Westminster Presbyterian Church of Akron, and a choral scholar at First Congregational Church of Akron. He has a MM in Choral Conducting and a BM in Vocal Music Education from The University of Akron. While at The University of Akron he was a graduate assistant in the Department of Choral Studies under Dr. Samuel Gordon, directed the University of Akron Men's Chorus, and helped to found the international award winning men's a cappella group Nuance. He was also the baritone soloist for the 2006 Mozart Festival in Salzburg, Austria, and was a two-time winner of the Tuesday Musical Association Scholarship for Male Voice. He has also performed with the Voices of Canton and the Cleveland Orchestra Blossom Festival Chorus. He is a freelance singer in the greater Akron area, performing in a wide variety of styles and venues.