Why sing with us?
The Professional Choristers program of The Choir School gives boys and girls a unique opportunity for developing a positive attitude, respect, team spirit, discipline, and service to others. Making music alongside adult singers, with professional, adult expectations, is the vehicle for developing these attributes. Singers in intergenerational choirs gain experience and confdence to meet many of the challenges of their future lives.
What a child can expect...
*A monthly stipend is paid for weekday rehearsals and services, based on your attendance and level. Stipends range from $12 up to $40 per month, with more for special concerts such as Messiah at the Mansion.
* Singing well is hard work, and also a lot of fun!
* Making new friends who are excited about music.
* Travel, non-singing activities, and a fantastic choir camp in August, including a team-building ropes course, swimming, campfires, and more.
* Sing the world’s greatest choral music in its original form, not simplified versions for “children’s choir.”
* Rehearsing two days a week, plus singing an average of one afternoon service or concert per month.
What a parent can expect...
* Get your child off the couch and off screens!
* Brain Power! The study of music stimulates and often dramatically improves a child’s intellectual development and academic performance. A choral education teaches problem solving, spatial reasoning, cooperation, and an appreciation of excellence, along with patience.
* Community. Parents will find themselves part of an extended and vital “choir family,” proud of the whole team’s accomplishments.
* Commitment. The most important requirement is an unwavering commitment of time.
* Thanks to the Choir School’s generous supporters, the enrollment fee is quite low, for a training value worth several thousand dollars of music lessons. Scholarship aid is available.
* While we have admission windows twice a year, we are happy to receive inquiries at any time. If you know a child who may be interested in this potentially life-changing experience, please contact us. You’ll be glad you did!