On the Choir Itself
At
the moment there are about 130
youngsters singing in our choir which consists of four different groups:
first grade, B-choir,
A-choir and youth choir.
Our spring concert, the Christmas concert in
Philharmonie Essen and our
7-day long
field trip during the October holidays count among the annual highlights
of choir life.
Entrance and education / formation:
When entering the
choir children have to perform different tasks like singing a song of
their own choice or imitating melodies or simple rhythms.
Once the
children have passed the exam, they enter
first grade
where they learn to experience and
express their own voice during singing games. After a second exam the
children pass on to B-Chor.
Next to elementary
knowledge of intervals and reading music the children learn basic choral
movements. Moreover, every child receives individual singing lessons with
special regard to the possibilities of the young voices. At the end of
another year and a third exam the children pass on to A-choir.
The members of A-choir
together with the girls of youth choir form what
we call the concert choir that takes part in all of the concerts and
recordings that our choir participates in.
Between the age of
15 and 16 the girls pass on to youth choir.
The boys take a break for vocal reasons. They are however invited to
participate in all our activities during that time in order to stay in
close contact with the choir. Once their voice has broken, they are
reintegrated and join youth choir.
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