Maria Isaak, director

Rehearsals take place on Monday:
  • Fledglings (grades K-2) meet 4:10-4:55pm
  • Fliers (grades 3-5) meet 5:00-5:55pm
  • Finches (grades 6-8) meet 6:00-7:15pm

Choral singing builds musical skills and life skills in a fun, social environment. The Purple Finches are composed of three divisions to allow for an age-appropriate sequence of musical development. Participants learn basic music elements through high quality literature such as rhythm, solfège, ear-training, memory development, hand signs, and proper singing technique based on Kodály methods. For children also learning an instrument, it strengthens sight-reading, ear-training, and rhythmic security. For others, it’s an excellent introduction to music. And for all, it’s a rich experience of creativity and self-expression.

This is Maria’s twentieth year conducting the Purple Finches Choruses! In addition to our regularly scheduled “in-house” performances at CCMS, the Fledglings, Fliers, and Finches Select choruses have sung at Concord’s First Night, at Canterbury Shaker Village, with the Concord Coachman’s Chorus at City Auditorium, the Songweavers at South Church, Suncook Valley Chorale, & with Christine Lavin & Eastern Ballet at the Capitol Center for the Arts. Each year, we are fortunate to have our own choral members win seats in OAKE’s (Organization of National Kodaly Educators) National Choirs. Our alumni choral members go on to NHMEA All State Choruses each year.

For more information or to register a child for Purple Finches, click here.

NEW! Choral Assistantship: (Grades 9-12) We’ve been fortunate that many former students return to “pay it forward” and help along the next generation of choristers. This program has developed to include experiences in teaching and conducting, accompaniment, section leading, mentoring, classroom management, tutoring, teaching music literacy, ear training, cataloging, program preparation, and more! If your high school age child is interested in being a choral assistant, please email Maria at maria.isaak@gmail.com 

Purple Finches (fledglings) practice a song and dance
Fledglings

Grades K-2
Participation in Fledglings develops the child’s natural voice and establishes a good singing range through rounds, partner songs, folk songs & dances, composed songs, and other high-quality repertoire. A typical class will consist of rhythmic games, solfege games, play-party songs, recorder playing, folk dancing, and lots of singing!

Creative Arts Camp - singing
Fliers

Grades 3-5
Fliers practice widens the vocal range and develops further harmonic and rhythmic security through work with songs in two-and three-part harmony.

Purple Finches Select perform - winter concert, 2021
Finches Select

Grades 6-8
Finches Select is for students who desire to learn more about vocal technique and choral singing. This chorus focuses on developing strong literacy as well as technical skills, such as intonation, breathing, proper vocal production, and diction skills. A wide variety of performances develop musical maturity and vocal confidence.

Fledglings

Grades K-2

Participation in Fledglings develops the child’s natural voice and establishes a good singing range through rounds, partner songs, folk songs & dances, composed songs, and other high-quality repertoire. A typical class will consist of rhythmic games, solfege games, play-party songs, recorder playing, folk dancing, and lots of singing!

Fliers

Grades 3-5

Fliers practice widens the vocal range and develops further harmonic and rhythmic security through work with songs in two-and three-part harmony.

Drum lesson

Finches Select

Grades 6-8

Finches Select is for students who desire to learn more about vocal technique and choral singing. This chorus focuses on developing strong literacy as well as technical skills, such as intonation, breathing, proper vocal production, and diction skills. A wide variety of performances develop musical maturity and vocal confidence.