Courses of Study

College Park High School offers three curricular vocal music ensembles: Concert Choir, Women's Ensemble, and Chamber Singers. Additionally, there is an extra-curricular lunchtime men's choir.

Concert Choir is a beginning-level choirs for all students who want to learn how to sing in a group setting and develop their voices. Women's Ensemble and Chamber Singers are advanced level ensembles, enrollment is limited by an audition process or instructor recommendation. Chamber Singers is an honors-level course with a weighted GPA (5.0 for an A).

Students take part in a variety of learning and performing experiences and fundraising activities. Each year the Vocal Music Department puts on the popular series of concerts and fundraisers, and the students travel to performances and festivals, including frequent performances at the Disneyland theme parks, and including a New York trip in June of 2019.

The choirs at College Park are co-curricular classes, meaning that participation in some activities outside of the normal class period is a required component of the course.

  • Concerts and some other events are an extension of the classroom and attendance is required, even though it is outside of the regular school day.

  • Choir trips are optional activities that are completely outside of the class curriculum, and as such are not required for participation in the choir.

  • There are no mandatory fees or expenses involved with choir enrollment at College Park.

CSU/UC ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENT INFORMATION: Successful completion of a year of choir class with a grade of C or better fulfills the "F" elective requirement. A second year of any choir class with a grade of C or better fulfills the "G" elective requirement. A consistent, multi-year commitment to music classes is a strong asset to a college application!

CONCERT CHOIR - Vocal Music I (4870)

• Prerequisite: None

• Concert Choir is a course open to students grades 9-12. Students will learn proper vocal techniques and will rehearse and perform choral music of different styles, cultures, and periods. Students in Concert Choir will not be required to sing by themselves, or in front of the school. This class is designed for all students with or without previous experience in music and can prepare students to take more advanced music classes. The Concert Choir curriculum teaches music sight-reading skills, group cohesiveness, self-confidence, singing technique, and music history/appreciation.

- Please note that depending on enrollments, level I choirs may be grouped together. -

WOMEN'S ENSEMBLE - Vocal Music II (4880)

• Prerequisite: Vocal Music I or equivalent experience with teacher recommendation

• Treble Choir is a course open to girls with prior singing experience or music-reading ability. Students will learn vocal performance techniques, the elements of music, and advanced repertoire to a greater degree of difficulty than in Treble Choir I, and rehearse and perform choral music of different styles, cultures and periods. Performances for school, the community, and music festivals are an important part of the class instruction. Treble Choir curriculum teaches music sight-reading skills, group cohesiveness, self-confidence, singing technique, and music history/appreciation.

CHAMBER SINGERS - Vocal Honors Music III (TBD)

• Prerequisite: Vocal Music II or equivalent experience with teacher recommendation

• Chamber Singers is a class open to any students in grades 11-12 with teacher permission or audition. Chamber Singers is designated as an honors-level course, and confers a weighted GPA (i.e., a 5.0 for an A). Students will learn vocal performance techniques, the elements of music, and advanced repertoire to a greater degree of difficulty than in Mixed Chorus, and rehearse and perform choral music of different styles, cultures and periods. Performances for school, the community, and music festivals are an important part of the class instruction. Additionally, members of Chamber Singers collaborate with students in the Video Production class to design and produce their own music videos. Chamber Singers curriculum teaches music sight-reading skills, group cohesiveness, self-confidence, singing technique, and music history/appreciation. Students in Chamber Singers are required to complete a "capstone" project, which may include a research paper, a recital, a performance at Solo & Ensemble festival, an original composition or arrangement. There will be a comprehensive final exam in this class covering elements of music theory, vocal technique, and music history.