Jackson Middle School Choirs

Jackson Middle School (JMS) is a Leonard Bernstein School of Artful Learning, located in Portland, Oregon. As a Bernstein school, we use the arts across the curriculum and are committed to high-quality professional training in the arts. We are fortunate to have Melinda Murdock, 2026 OMEA Outstanding Middle School Music Educator of the Year, as our amazing teacher and director.

Our choirs are:

Ensemble
Our auditioned, select choir for seventh and eighth grades. Our nationally recognized ensemble choir performs and competes nationwide, and we're heading to Chicago in April 2027!
Past tours include Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Choral Festival of Gold in Nashville.

Concert Choir
Offered year-round for seventh and eighth grades.

Jaguar Singers
Offered by semester, also for seventh and eighth grades. 

Sixth Grade Choir
Offered by semester for sixth-grade students.