he Junior Program provides our youngest singers with a firm foundation of basic music skills and music literacy to prepare them for further study. The Kodály-based program is for children four to nine years of age (to grade 4), offered in a small class size that encourages a personal educational relationship. In a playful atmosphere, the singers acquire the ability to hear and think music.

Artistic Director Elaine Quilichini designed the Junior Program based on her many successful years as a teacher and professional instructor of teachers in the Kodály method at the University of Calgary and numerous seminars and workshops. The Kodály philosophy reflects the belief that the human voice is the most fundamental and essential instrument, and musical training based on singing is the most effective and musical way to develop all aspects of musicianship.

Elaine Quilichini - Artistic Director
Wanda Le - Instructor, Junior Program
Lesley Hadford - Instructor, Junior Program
Andrea Wettstein – Instructor, Junior Program
Leticia Christensen - Instructor, Junior Program
Rosanna Redd - Instructor, Junior Program
Helen Cox and Gwen Yearwood - Vocal Coaching, Junior Program

Prima, a Kodály based program for children ages four and five at northwest, southeast and southwest Calgary locations, performs at the Junior fall and spring recitals, Calgary Girls Choir’s Festive Concert and the Junior Showcase & Fundraiser. Prima singers also demonstrate their music for family and friends periodically through the season.

Weekly Prima Classes

Bella, meaning beautiful, is a Kodály-based program offered at northwest, southeast and southwest locations for girls in Grades 1 and 2. Children learn about music through singing, movement, dance and creative expression, and they understand melody, rhythm, harmony, listening and improvisation through the song material. The focus of the program is to provide experiences and skills necessary to develop the child's singing voice as a means of expression, and develop her ability to understand, read and write music.

Bella performs at the Junior fall and spring recitals, the Calgary Girls Choir’s Festive Concert and at the Junior Showcase & Fundraiser. Bella singers also share their music with their families during the season.

Weekly Bella Classes

Dolce (dole-chay), meaning sweetly, offers singers in Grades 3 and 4 an opportunity to benefit from increasingly advanced musical experiences before graduating to the Senior Choral Program. Also Kodály-based, Dolce refines in-tune singing, further develops musical literacy and vocal production.

Dolce performs at the Junior fall and spring recitals, the Calgary Girls Choir Festive Concert, and the Junior Showcase & Fundraiser. The singers also share their music frequently with their families during the season.

Colin Redekop, Accompanist
Grace Ann, Accompanist

Weekly Dolce Classes

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