Through rehearsal, performance, and service, our choristers learn valuable skills that make them stronger musicians, scholars, and members of the community. As they sing in our choirs, PBC boys work toward mastery of goals carefully designed to improve their singing, increase their music literacy (the math of music), and develop their character as they work to improve themselves, their choir, the community, and eventually the world!
PBC LEARNING OUTCOMES
WHAT WILL MY CHORISTERS LEARN IN THE PHOENIX BOYS CHOIR?
ALL OF OUR LEARNING GOALS ALIGN WITH NATIONAL AND ARIZONA STATE MUSIC AND ARTS STANDARDS
SINGING AND VOCAL PERFORMANCE
Singers in the Phoenix Boys Choir learn to:
Sing using a pure, clear head voice in unison and by part with others.
Learn, practice, and master foundational vocal skills such as posture, breathing, diction and blending.
Sing expressively by using vocal dynamics, phrasing and articulation.
Sing music from diverse backgrounds and cultures, including music that contains foreign-language texts.
Learn, practice and apply musical scales stepwise and skipwise to become better music listeners and music sight-singers.
MUSIC LITERACY
Scholars in the Phoenix Boys Choir learn to:
Identify, understand and navigate foundational and advanced symbols and terms of a music score.
Aurally listen for intervals, keys and rhythms in a music score.
Read and write music.
CHARACTER
Singers in the Phoenix Boys Choir:
Learn the skills to become independent musicians responsible for their own learning, musicianship and performance.
Serve their choir by learning to become responsible for the progress and success of their ensemble by communicating, collaborating and performing with their peers.
Serve their communities by modeling a positive social example through excellence in performance, volunteering and mentorship.
