Training Choir Levels

Training Choirs - for grades 1 and up - bring the world of music alive with an emphasis on fun. In a creative, nurturing environment, students learn about singing as they explore music fundamentals including pitch, tempo, rhythm, and phrasing. Students, through singing, learn about more than music; they learn about math (counting beats), about history (Where in the world is this…?), about nature (Is birdsong music?), and learn about language (through vocabulary in songs and diction when singing in a foreign language).

We place singers into appropriate choirs based on grade and ability. A typical rehearsal includes vocal warm-ups with emphasis on vocal pedagogy, group repertoire, music theory, vocal games and choreography.

Vocal placements are necessary in order for us to place your child in the level that would benefit them the best. After Training 4, students may be invited to audition for the Performing Department Choirs. The acronyms for the Training Department classes are T1, T2, T3, and T4.

All Training Department choirs participate in 2 performances per semester, in the Fall Training Department Recitals in early December, the Winter Concert in late January, the Spring Training Department Recitals in May, and the Spring Sing! at the end of May or beginning of June. There are one or two additional orchestral collaborations or workshop opportunities for individual groups throughout the season.

Training Department singers are encouraged to attend Camp Joyful Voices, our one-week sleep away camp for ages 7 -11.  We've made an art out of introducing youngsters to the joys of sleep-away music camp, and know just how to keep homesickness at bay -  sing, make friends, and have fun!