UNITED SOUND 2026-27

WHEN: Fridays from 11-11:45am

WHERE: Ensemble room #286

COST: $0

Do I need to be a music education major to participate as a mentor? No! In fact, you don’t even need to be a music major.

Rehearsals

You’ll meet once per week for 45 minutes. A typical semester might look like this:

Weeks 1-6: Rehearsals begin in the form of group lessons. Peer Mentors will help the New Musicians with first notes, sound production, and basic music reading.
Week 6: Peer Mentors create modified parts for each New Musician based on aptitude (It may be as simple as a 1-2 note melody)
Week 7: Continuing in group lesson format, students begin to learn the modified part that has been created
Week 9: Continue working in small groups and as an ensemble as you prepare to perform
Week 15: 1 Full Ensemble dress rehearsal (including New Musicians, Peer Mentors, and the rest of the members of the school ensemble).
Week 16: Perform!

Performances look different at different schools. You might even change between semesters.

With a marching band

With a concert band or orchestra

In a recital with small ensembles

In the stands at a game