Wickers Creek Ensemble

Wickers Creek Ensembles are performance-centered music classes that explore the beautiful sounds of our Orff xylophones, metallophones, bass bars and hand percussion instruments. Students in these special workshops will gain personal confidence and experience the extraordinary team dynamics that are unique to a performing instrumental ensemble. 

Beginners as well as more experienced musicians are challenged in these classes which nurture skills in improvisation and notation. Music literacy grows organically from students’ natural connection with the spoken word.

Centered around story and song, this joyful musical experience is a playful new ensemble designed especially for 4 year olds! Our emphasis is on movement, matching beat, starting and stopping, echoing rhythms, and beginning improvisation. Children will explore the beautiful sounds of our Orff xylophones along with drums and hand percussion. In this weekly 30-minute session, the focus is on fun and learning basic skills. The spring session culminates in a combined performance of all Wickers Creek Ensembles on May 13th.  

Dates: Every Saturday starting January 21, skipping 2/18, 2/25 and 4/8. 

Time: 9:15-9:45

Cost: $350/14 weeks

Final Performance: May 13th

In our Allegro ensemble, designed especially for 5 and 6 year olds, we continue to reinforce the foundational skill of matching beat. We also begin layering simple rhythms and melodies while singing and playing our beautiful Orff xylophones. In this weekly 45- minute session we expand our improvisational skills and learn basic soprano recorder skills.The spring session culminates in a combined performance of all Wickers Creek Ensembles on May 13th. 

Dates: Every Saturday starting January 21, skipping 2/18, 2/25 and 4/8. 

Time: 10:15-11:00

Cost: $350/14 weeks

Final Performance: May 13th

The Crescendo ensemble is a unique children’s performing ensemble, traveling in the community to share the joy of music with audiences of all ages. This weekly 60-minute rehearsal moves into more advanced musical story-telling with expanded technique and music literacy. The longer session allows us to devote time to recorder technique and expanding our music reading skills. The spring session culminates in a combined performance of all Wickers Creek Ensembles on May 13th. 

Dates: Every Saturday starting January 21, skipping 2/18, 2/25 and 4/8. 

Time: 11:15-12:15

Cost: $350/14 weeks

Final Performance: May 13th