Non-Auditioned Choirs

Here at EMU, we believe we have a choir for everyone. Join us! We have ensembles showing the diversity of the vocal art and if you have as little as one day a week, we want you singing. Explore the pages below to see which ensemble fits you best.  

  • Measure for Measure, MUEN 135

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    Measure for Measure (formerly known as Men’s Choir) is a choral ensemble open to all tenor and bass voices. The ensemble requires no audition and welcomes students from all majors and disciplines. Measure for Measure sings literature from a diverse assortment of composers, time periods, and genres and engages our community as a majority of the singers are adult community members. We collaborate with other EMU ensembles, as well as choirs and artists throughout the region. This choir will enhance your own vocal technique and help you become a part of an intergenerational musical community.

    Rehearsals: Sunday 6:30-9:00 p.m.

    No audition is necessary. All are welcome!

  • EMU Vision, MUEN 134

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    EMU Vision (formerly known as Women’s Choir) is a choral ensemble open to all treble voices (soprano/alto). The ensemble requires no audition and welcomes students from all majors and disciplines. The choir sings music from a diverse assortment of composers, time periods, and genres and actively engages in equity conversations. We collaborate with other EMU ensembles, as well as choirs and artists throughout the state. We are an accepting space for anyone who wishes to join, regardless of gender, sexuality, race, religion, or musical background. This choir will enhance your own vocal technique and help you become a part of a diverse community during your time at EMU.

    Rehearsals are Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 4–4:50 p.m. 

    No audition is necessary. All are welcome!

    For videos of the EMU Women's Choir please visit the EMU Choirs Youtube page or the EMU Women's Choir playlist.

    "Choir is something that keeps me grounded and I knew I was not willing to give it up when I came to college. EMU Women's Choir is such an open, accepting and inviting environment. There is a mix of music majors and non-majors and everyone gets along great! I have never felt that I was not welcome in that room. Women's Choir is truly a safe haven and a wonderful place to spend your time." — Student comment, Speech-Language Pathology, College of Education 

  • Opera Workshop, MUEN 448

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    A course designed for students wishing to grow as stage performers. MUEN 448 Opera Workshop offers students the opportunity to study stage acting, movement and character development within the sphere of musical performance. The fall semester typically involves students perfecting shorter scenes, while in the spring semester a performance of a short opera or comparable project is planned.

    The class is taught by Dr. Robert Peavler and meets from 1:00-2:50 Tuesday & Thursday. For more information about how to get involved please contact Dr. Peavler.

Hear Us! Visit the EMU EMU Choral Program Youtube channel.

Vocal Music Organizations and Chapters

We want our students to be engaged with professional organizations from the beginning of their academic careers so students can begin to get a feel for what their future careers will like. Through these organizations students will meet other students who will become their colleagues for years to come. Each organization offers a wide array of services and mentorship programs.

  • American Choral Directors Association

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    Founded in 1959, the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) is a nonprofit music-education organization whose central purpose is to promote excellence in choral music through performance, composition, publication, research and teaching. In addition, ACDA strives through arts advocacy to elevate choral music's position in American society.

    Membership and Benefits

    Members of the EMU Student Chapter are an eclectic mix of majors, from linguistics to organ performance to choral music—all are here to learn about choral music in all its forms. Anyone with an interest in choral music is welcome to attend meetings.

    The Student Chapter's mission is to create opportunities for all students to explore and learn more about choral music outside of the normal choral activities and curriculum; promote ACDA membership and participation; provide additional support to the EMU Choral Music Department; and to promote choral music at EMU.

    To get full membership benefits, we encourage everyone to become a ACDA member. Student membership costs only $35 dollars a year. Benefits include:

    • ACDA newsletter—a great source of wisdom from choral directors in the field
    • Access to all archived newsletters from the past 50 years
    • Discounts at conferences and workshops
    • Being part of the largest professional choral network in the country 

    Activities and Events

    • Guest lectures and masterclasses
    • Reading and listening sessions to share and discover new choral repertoire
    • Providing host duties for the EMU choral events
    • Attending ACDA conferences and workshops
    • Group concert trips
  • NAfME

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    National Association for Music Education (NAfME), among the world’s largest arts education organizations, is the only association that addresses all aspects of music education. NAfME advocates at the local, state and national levels; provides resources for teachers, parents, and administrators; hosts professional development events; and offers a variety of opportunities for students and teachers. The Association orchestrates success for millions of students nationwide and has supported music educators at all teaching levels for more than a century.

    Since 1907, NAfME has worked to ensure that every student has access to a well-balanced, comprehensive and high-quality program of music instruction taught by qualified teachers. NAfME’s activities and resources have been largely responsible for the establishment of music education as a profession, for the promotion and guidance of music study as an integral part of the school curriculum, and for the development of the National Standards for Arts Education.

  • Student Chapters and Other links

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