About Our Choirs

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This choir is exactly what the title describes. It's a class for 5-and 6 year olds to get used to singing in a group. The songs are simple and repetitive, so everyone can learn them using hand and body movement. They will learn proper use of their voices. Some of the songs are for the concert at the end of the session 2 or 4, and some are just for fun! The kids will also learn to raise their hands and take turns when speaking in class, and other organizational skills. 

These kids should already be familiar with the choir setting, and are now ready to learn some more complicated songs. They will learn songs in canon (a round), songs with sign language, and songs in different languages. They will also learn basic rhythm notation, and the solfege scale. 

There will still be songs just for fun and songs intended for a concert. We will also still work on big group management, such as raising hands before talking, and listening to what others say. 

There is no reading required for this group. 

When the kids get to this age, the songs will almost always be in 2-part harmony, with option for a lower octave for any boys who are starting their voice change. This group will learn to use folders and sheet music to learn most of their songs, and will learn all the skills required to follow their own part on the page. They will perform their songs memorized (without folders). 

Senior choir will start learning choral vocal warm-ups in addition to their scales, and understand how to breathe and use their voices well as singers. 

 Show choir will sing higher level choir arrangements in four parts, soprano, alto, tenor, and bass. If your child has not come up from Senior choir into this one, you will get an email asking which voice parts your child would prefer to sing. The level in this choir assumes that the participant has had previous choir experience. If not, please contact Sabine before signing up! 

The students will learn more specific vocal technique than in Senior choir, good vocal warm-ups and care, and basic sight-reading equivalent to NYSSMA level 2.