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Performance Skills Bottom-Line Policy To encourage participation in choral music at a variety of skill levels, the Whitehorse Community Choir is a non-auditioned choir. The conductor and the board believe that this policy is particularly important in a relatively isolated community such as ours. However, a certain "bottom-line" does exist in choral music: all voices are to be heard as one voice. In other words, if one individual voice continually emerges from the choral texture, distracting from the work and sound as a whole, it becomes difficult for the choir and audience to focus on the music.Please know that not being able to sing in tune has no bearing whatsoever on your capacity to love, appreciate, and be sensitive to the joys of music! Many "out-of-tuners" are in fact exceptionally sensitive to music. However, their capacity to distinguish between the sound they are making and the sounds around them may be diminished by poor modeling in the family or in school, differences in how the brain processes sound, lack of correction at an early age, and/or inexperience singing with different types of vocal placement (head voice in particular). Unfortunately, a myth exists that this can be corrected in a choir setting. In fact, the singer needs greater opportunities to practice without the over-stimulation of immersion in three- and four-part harmony. For this reason, the conductor holds meetings with new singers. This means discovering whether you are a soprano, alto, tenor, or bass; and where your optimal placement in the choir should be. |
WCC Home Page  The Persephone Singers The Neptunes History of the WCC Barbara Chamberlin, conductor Barry Kitchen, accompanist For WCC Members Performance Skills Photo Gallery |
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