Northern Lights Vocal Academy
A choral studio in Coeur D'Alene, Idaho designed to help your child develop a love for singing and musical skill.
Values
What you get with NLVA
Love for music
Children love to sing. They have a knack for it. You can't stop them from singing. NLVA fosters their love for music by helping them develop their talent.
Choral emphasis
Children love to sing together. Singing in a choir teaches children a variety of musical skills without the pressure of perfecting them on their own.
Growing musicians
Each age offers unique opportunities, ability, and interests. NLVA offers age-based choirs to grab students where they are and take them to the next level.
Community focus
NLVA choirs will have the opportunity to serve our local community by performing in patriotic events, nursing homes, and other local events.
Competition
NLVA choirs will have the opportunity to compete in local competitions. As we have the opportunity, we will travel for regional and national collaborations.
Music for all
Students of every level are welcome to join. There are no auditions or tryouts for our choirs. Students who excell will have the opportunity to participate in local and regional Honors Choirs.
Classes
Class Information
NLVA operates on a seasonal basis. The Fall season is three months and runs from September to December culminating in a Christmas concert. The Spring season is four months and runs from January to May culminating in a Spring concert. Students must commit to the full season.
This 60 minute class is an introduction to singing and appreciating music. Folk songs, patriotic songs, nursery rhymes, and simple classical pieces will be the repertoire.
This 60 minute class will start branching out into harmony. Songs may be unison, 2 part, or 3 part. The repertoire will be folk songs, patriotic songs, spirituals, and classical. Students in 4th and 5th grade will be eligible to participate in the Idaho ACDA All-State Elementary Honor Choir.
This 90 minute class will break into traditional 3 part mixed harmony—soprano, alto, and baritone. The repertoire will be folk songs, patriotic songs, spirituals, and classical. Songs will mainly be in English but will start branching out into other languages. Students will be eligible to audition for the Idaho ACDA All-State Junior High School Honor Choir. 6th graders are also eligible to participate in the Idaho ACDA All-State Elementary Choir.
This 90 minute class will branch out in to 4 part harmony—soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. The repertoire will be folk songs, patriotic songs, spirituals, and classical. Songs will mainly be in English but will include other languages. Songs will also branch out into a cappella pieces. Students will be eligible to audition for the IMEA All-State Mixed Choir and Treble Choir. 9th graders are also eligible to audition for the Idaho ACDA All-State Junior High School Honor Choir.
Classes will meet every Friday during the season in Coeur d'Alene. Reach out for specific location details.
| Grade Level | Time |
|---|---|
| Kindergarten - 2nd | 9:00 - 10:00 |
| 3rd - 5th | 10:30 - 11:30 |
| 6th - 8th | 1:00 - 2:30 |
| 9th - 12th | 3:00 - 4:30 |
Pricing
2024-2025 Fall Season Pricing
NLVA runs on a seasonal schedule with a Fall and Spring season.
Registration for Fall 2024 closes September 27th.
Kindergarten - 5th
Fall 2024
- 60 minute classes
- Three month season
- Begins September 20th
- Includes Christmas Concert
- Pay monthly or all at once
- Mutli-child discount available
6th - 12th
Fall 2024
- 90 minute classes
- Three month season
- Begins September 20th
- Includes Christmas Concert
- Pay monthly or all at once
- Mutli-child discount available
Private Lessons
Vocal or Piano
- Limited slots available
- Piano lessons available to all ages
- Voice lessons available to high school students only
About
Who We Are
Providing musical education to children
About Me
My name is Ursula Berry. As far as I can remember, I have been in a choir. All through elementary, junior high, and high school, I was part of school choirs, conservatory choirs, and honor choirs. I participated in many years of music competitions, including choir, large vocal ensemble, small vocal ensemble, and solos. After graduating college, I directed junior high, high school, and adult choirs.
With all of the memories and experiences I have had throughout my life around choir, I was looking for opportunities for my children to be a part of. I found a few organizations that offered youth choirs, but they did not offer anything for my younger kids or have opportunities to join honor choirs or competitions as my kids got older. And to my shock and surprise, I couldn’t find any homeschool choir in the area! This is when I knew that I would need to fix this problem by creating my own choir for homeschoolers that also participated in honor choirs and competitions.
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