Local educator starting homeschool choir

My name is Matt Wheeler. I’m a second year Masters student attending UMD, working towards my masters in music degree. I’m originally from Cedar Rapids, IA, where I attended college, and before that, was homeschooled for twelve years. In the fall, I’m going to be starting a choir for homeschoolers in the Twin Ports area, and am looking to get the word out.
The Twin Ports Homeschool Choir will be open to any homeschooler in 6th grade to 12th grade from the greater Twin Ports area. Younger siblings are welcome to participate, as long as they have word reading/comprehension and can be an active participant for an hour. The repertoire will be mostly sacred, with a few fun songs and maybe classical works as well. The choir will meet once a week on an afternoon (likely Wednesday) from September through mid-May, and there will be two concerts – one Christmas concert and one Spring concert. There will be a small fee of $25 for the year per student, to cover music, folder and venue costs.
My goal in starting this choir is to use my talents and time to contribute to the local homeschool (and greater) community. My homeschool experience is an integral part of who I am today, and the homeschool choir that I participated in is a large part of that. The creation of beautiful music as a choir brings families together and gives both the students and the community a sense of pride and accomplishment, and also glorifies our Lord!
If the choir is something that you’d be interested in having your students participate in, simply reply to me: matt@mattwheelerstudios.com. It’s not a commitment, just an ‘I’m interested’. If there are other families you know that might be interested, feel free to forward this message to them, or send me their email (so they don’t get bombarded from multiple people). Even if the choir isn’t exactly your cup of tea, I’d still appreciate it if you’d help me spread the word! If you let me know of your interest, I’ll keep you informed over the summer as details become set in stone.
For information, you can visit www.mattwheelerstudios.com/homeschool-choir/ and read more about my story and my vision for the choir.
Thank you,
Matt Wheeler