SING AT PACIFIC BOYCHOIR ACADEMY
Discover Unmatched Music Education with the Bay Area’s premiere Choir Ensembles for Boys ages 4-17.
WHY TO CONSIDER SINGLE-GENDER CHOIR FOR YOUR BOY? ⇒
EAST BAY MUSIC CLASSES & EDUCATION | AGES 4-17
Celebrate Music and a Once-In-a-Lifetime Experiences for Boys
The opportunity to be part of a boy choir has a small window — by age 13 or 14, the silvery tones of boy sopranos give way to younger men’s lower singing registers. PBA’s choral program allows boys to do as much as possible with their voices before the vocal change.
Pacific Boychoir Academy has built a reputation for excellence in music education and performance. Our choral program and boy troubadors are renowned across the U.S. and throughout the world.
After School Choir Ensembles at Pacific Boychoir Academy
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Understand the Benefits of Expert Musicianship
and Choir for Boys Ages 4-17.
We build boys’ skills and strengths that extend beyond choral singing.
Comprehensive Curriculum
Boys study History, Science, Mathematics, Literature, Art, Spanish, Latin and Physical Education — in addition to 2.5 hours of daily musical study.
Whole Brain Education
Music paired with academics invokes boys’ right-brain capacities for language processing, sensory awareness, mood and memory, and moral reasoning.
"Best for Boys" Active Learning
Immersive education suits the strengths and needs of boys — with opportunities for hands-on learning, peer collaboration, and out-of-classroom learning.
Small Class Sizes
We have a student-teacher ratio of 1:5 and classes are capped at 10 students. Our instructors can account for varied learning styles, and provide boys one-on-one attention.
Our sons dive deeply into their academic subjects at PBA, sometimes using music history, lyrics and languages of the music they are singing to enrich their academic studies.
Of particular note, as part of English class, the middle school boys put on several performances of Shakepeare’s A Comedy of Errors that had the audience rolling in laughter at their astute interpretations and comic timing!
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PRELUDE – Boys & Girls (Ages 4-6)
Prelude choristers develop comfort and confidence and have a lot of fun. Classes play with rhythm, tones, and patterns — building a foundation of them for future performances and graduate from PBA well-prepared to enter public, private and boarding high schools in the Bay Area and beyond.
PRELUDE – Boys & Girls (Ages 4-6)
Prelude choristers have a lot of fun and achieve a high level of confidence, preparing them for the future performance and personal development opportunities that await them in our Minstrels and Sorellina ensembles. Pre-register to participate in a one-hour trial class, on us. New terms begin in September and February.
Minstrel choristers explore rhythm through patterns, movement, and playing Orff instruments. With a focus on learning teamwork and the basics of singing (good breathing, listening, and how to read music notes), they are exposed to a variety of musical styles and qualities of singing. We employ Kodály practices, extended warm-ups, vocal play, call-and-response, and both unison and small group singing. Minstrels perform twice a year and have the option of attending our daytime winter retreat and our summer music day camp, both held on campus.
Intermezzi choristers learn rhythm, solfege, good tone quality, diverse music, and singing in two or three voice parts. Intermezzi choristers perform a few times a year at local churches & retirement homes, and in our annual December and May concerts along with our other choirs. These choristers have the option of attending an overnight retreat in March, summer day camp in August, and, depending on vocal ability, attendance, and maturity, may be invited to a weekend tour to Monterey in June.
MINSTRELS – Boys (Ages 6-8)
Minstrel choristers explore rhythm through patterns, movement, and playing Orff instruments. With a focus on learning teamwork and the basics of singing (good breathing, listening, and how to read music notes), they are exposed to a variety of musical styles and qualities of singing. We employ Kodály practices, extended warm-ups, vocal play, call-and-response, and both unison and small group singing.
Intermezzi choristers learn rhythm, solfege, good tone quality, diverse music, and singing in two or three voice parts. Intermezzi choristers perform a few times a year at local churches & retirement homes, and in our annual December and May concerts along with our other choirs. These choristers have the option of attending an overnight retreat in March, summer day camp in August, and, depending on vocal ability, attendance, and maturity, may be invited to a weekend tour to Monterey in June.