Community Education--Eastern Carver Co Schools

Are you in 4th or 5th grade at Bluff Creek Elementary and love to sing?  Join the Bluff Creek Choir!  In just one morning per week, we'll learn so much great music.   We will have concerts and also carry on the Bluff Creek tradition of singing the National Anthem at a spring Twins Game! Looking forward to singing with you. Winter Concert:           Monday, December 10th              7pm              Chanhassen Rec CenterSpring Concert:           Thursday, March 14th                  5pm              Chanhassen High School AuditoriumTwins Game:                May/June     TBD

Join Carver Elementary's 4th and 5th grade choir, Carver Coyote Choir! We will be singing songs from all over the world, learning how to use our voices as professional instruments! We will meet after school one day per week.  Please join us on Monday, December 17 from 6-6:30pm as we perform all of the fun songs we learned.   Students should go directly to the Music Room after school to meet with Mr. Kantos. Students are encouraged to bring a peanut free snack and water bottle.

CRE's Got Talent!Showcase your singing talent and join the CRE Singers!  We meet once a week to sing Folk, Jazz, Pop, Gospel and more!  On December 11 we will take a Chaska Community Holiday Tour.  We will also have the opportunity to be featured singers for a Chaska Hawks Basketball Game.  Not to mention the dancing, games and fun we have at each rehearsal!  Don't miss out!  This class is for Clover Ridge Elementary students.  Join us for a semester or the whole year!CRE Concert                                             Tuesday, December 11                 6pm                  CRE GymFine Arts Performance Night                  TBD                                                                       CRE Gym

All 4th and 5th grade students who love singing are welcome to join. This is a great opportunity for young musicians to take their singing to the next level, perform traditional choral music, and prepare for the Middle School Choir experience!  There are no auditions; all are welcome!Our 10 rehearsals will culminate in an evening concert on Tuesday, November 13th, 6:30pm at Victoria Elementary School.All singers will receive a t-shirt.  Please indicate size at time of registration.

If you love country or bluegrass music, there is now a group for you. The Country/Bluegrass Ensemble may be your first step to becoming a country superstar. This ensemble learns traditional bluegrass styles and current contemporary country hit songs. Performances are then scheduled to give students a chance to show off their skills. We are looking for singers, guitarists, banjo players, mandolin players, steel guitarists, violinists, bass players, and drummers who have at least one year experience on their instruments. Performances at the CMSW Talent Show on Friday, January 11, The Rock-It! Concert on Friday, February 1 and a closing event in February.  Audition is required. Auditions will be held on Monday, Oct. 8 in the CMSW Band Room at 3:50 p.m. and Wednesday, Oct. 10 in the PRMS Band Room at 3:50 p.m. Students should choose one of these dates. No sign up is necessary to audition. Audition material will be available in the PRMS, CMSE and CMSW band rooms by Sept. 10.  Please don’t register for class until audition results have been posted.

Are you looking to be part of a rock band with people who have the same love of music as you do?Then come be part of the District 112 Garage Band.Since 2004, we have been providing students an innovative rock band experience like none other in the Twin Cities area.  Play or sing everything from classic rock to the newest rock with other musicians who love it as much as you do.We are looking for singers, guitarists, keyboardists, bass players, drummers and brass/sax players who have at least two years experience on their instruments.Performances at Rockin’ The Suburbs in Eden Prairie on Saturday, December 8, the CMSW Talent Show on Friday, January 11, the Rock-It! Concert on Friday, February 1 and a closing event in February.Audition is required. Auditions will be held on Monday, October 8 in the CMSW Band Room at 3:50 pm and Wednesday, October 10 in the PRM Band Room at 3:50 p.m. Students should choose one of these dates. No sign up is necessary to audition. Audition material will be available in the PRMS, CMSE, and CMSW band rooms by Sept. 10. Please don't register for class until audition results have been posted. 

Today's music is dominated by hip hop and techno dance influences. If you have always wanted to learn how to create this music or maybe you already are, come be part of our Hip Hop Electronic program. During this course, you will have the opportunity to DJ, rap, create electronic music, mash hits or create your own, freestyle, scratch and learn the hip hop and techno dance genres. We will also have an opportunity to perform. Come be a part of the fun. 

Jazz band is a great extra-curricular elective where you are able to explore an important American music tradition. You will be exposed to the many styles of jazz influenced music including: the blues, swing, be-bop, Latin-jazz, funk, rock and more! Jazz band is a great way to improve your musicianship skills on your instrument, play different styles of music, and learn about improvisation! ALL BAND INSTRUMENTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN JAZZ BAND! If you play guitar, bass, piano or drum set this is a great opportunity for you to enhance your musicianship on those instruments. This course is for 6th grade students at Chaska Middle School East. 2/9/19 - District Jazz Festival at Chanhassen High School - Time TBD3/12/19 - East Showcase of Talents - CMSE Gym - Time TBD4/11/19 - East Jazz Concert - CMSE Commons - 6:30 PM

Jazz band is a great extra-curricular elective where you are able to explore an important American music tradition. You will practice, listen to, and perform many styles of jazz influenced music including: the blues, swing, be-bop, Latin-jazz, funk, rock and more! Jazz band is a great way to improve your musicianship skills on your instrument, play different styles of music, and learn about improvisation! ALL BAND INSTRUMENTS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN JAZZ BAND! If you play guitar, bass, piano or drum set this is a great opportunity for you to enhance your musicianship on those instruments. This course is for 7th and 8th grade students at Chaska Middle School East. Performances:District 112 Jazz Festival         Saturday, February 9, Chanhassen High SchoolCMSE Showcase of Talents    Tuesday, March 12,  Chaska Middle School EastDuluth Jazz Festival                TBD   (there will be an additional fee for this trip)East Jazz Concerts                 Thursday, April 11 Chaska Middle School East

Learn about America’s original art form and play with a wonderful group of musicians in our CMSW jazz ensembles.Learn fun music, how to improvise, how to play in a jazz style.Performances: CMSW Talent Show on Friday, January 11, the District 112Jazz Festival on Saturday, February 9, Evening With The Stars on April 4, and the Duluth Jazz Festival on Saturday, March 16.  Should have at least two years of experience playing a band instrument or guitar, piano, bass, drums or voice.There will be an additional fee for the Duluth Jazz Festival.

Join in the homecoming festivities as a member of the Middle School Marching Band!  Learn how to march and learn a fun new song.  Best of all, make new friends as you support your school and community marching in both the Chaska and Chanhassen homecoming parades!Chanhassen Homecoming Parade-Friday, October 5th 4pmChaska Homecoming Parade-Friday, October 12th 4pmT-shirts are available for $10 if needed.

Children ages 0-5Nurture your child’s inner musician with Music Together®, an internationally renowned early childhood music and movement program for children ages 0-5 and the grown-ups who love them. During this 10-week session of weekly classes, we will sing, dance, chant and play instruments in an informal setting with this research-based curriculum. Children learn through play with a wide variety of music that will enrich their musical environment and guide them towards a lifetime of music-making enjoyment. They (and you!) will have so much fun with the multi-cultural music collections, while obtaining all the learning and developmental benefits music offers - especially during the early childhood years, when children are most impressionable. Our fall session will feature the Bongos collection of Music Together songs.Tuition is $165 for first child and $65 for each additional sibling (infant siblings under 9 months are free). This includes ten 45-minute weekly caregiver and child classes filled with music, bonding, and pure fun, along with tips on how to enhance your child’s music development. Each family also receives two professionally recorded CDs, music downloads, access to the Family Music Zone online portal and a beautifully illustrated songbook.

An introduction to how to become a popular music star. Students learn the basics of playing guitar, piano, bass guitar, drum set, and singing. Students will then form a band where they will choose what songs they would like to learn. No experience on any of these instruments is required. This is not a performance-based class since all students are new to these instruments. The hope is that students will take to one or more of the instruments and pursue opportunities to continue learning after this introduction class.