Singing Ensembles and Opportunities
Unaccompanied Minors
Director: Mr. Sean Hurley
The Unaccompanied Minors is an ensemble that meets Monday and Wednesday mornings prior to school. This is an auditioned group and is open to 7th & 8th graders who are enrolled in the Jacob Coy Choir Program. These students sing pop a cappella music like in the movie "Pitch Perfect" and perform at choir concerts and around the community. Watch some of their videos!
Entourage 7th & 8th Grade Show Choir
Director: Mr. Jason Enneking
Entourage is the select 7th & 8th grade show choir. The auditions take place at the end of school year for the following school year.
Kettering Children's Choir
The KCC has been in existence now for 33 years, and is open to singers ages 8-18 from schools all across the Miami Valley, with almost 200 singers in total. The KCC takes great pride in providing singers with exceptional musical training and enriching performance experiences. Our choirs regularly perform within the community, including annual concerts at the Schuster Center, and also travel regularly, both nationally and internationally. Recent trips include South Africa, Ireland, and Washington D.C., having sung at the National Cathedral. We also collaborate regularly with the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra (and Youth Orchestra), Dayton Ballet, Dayton Opera, DCDC, Dayton Bach Society, etc., and have shared the stage with Jim Brickman, Keith Lockhart, the King's Singers, and more.
Friends Show Choir at Beavercreek High School
Director: Mr. Jason Enneking
This award wining ensemble is directed by Mr. Jason Enneking. Both our middle school show choirs are great ways to learn about show choir and prepare yourself for the high school level!
6th Grade Choir
This ensemble will introduce male and female students to fundamental vocal techniques, music literacy, ear training, proper performance and rehearsal technique, introduction to piano functionality, solfege, and vocal anatomy during the yearlong class. The ensemble is predominantly a treble ensemble singing music written in two parts. The challenge rating of music selected will be OMEA rating class C or higher. Attendance at performances outside the school day and OMEA are required.
7th Grade Choir
The ensemble will build upon 6th Grade Choir. Students will be introduced to three part music, including bass clef voice parts. Students will be vocally placed into Soprano, Alto, or Baritone. The literature being sung in this class will range in difficulty from three part OMEA rated Class C to Class B. Students will be introduced to rhythmic counting, International Phonetic Alphabet, as well as building upon previous topics covered in 6th Grade Choir such as: vocal techniques, music literacy, ear training, piano functionality, and solfege. Attendance at performances outside the school day and OMEA are required.
8th Grade Una Voce
This choir is a select group of experienced singers who have completed at least one year of a previous choir ensemble. Students will be introduced to singing four part music. Students will be vocally placed into Soprano, Alto, Tenor/ Baritone, or Bass sections. The literature being sung in this class will range in difficulty from four part OMEA rated Class B to Class A. This group will focus more on learning bel canto technique appropriate for an easier transition into high school choral ensembles. Students will be introduced to identification of intervals, key signatures, correlation of pitches in a music staff to the piano, along with building upon previous concepts from Intermediate Choir such as: vocal technique, music literacy, ear training, piano functionality, and solfege. Attendance at performances outside the school day and OMEA are required.