Sisters’ Voices ensembles, SV-One, SV-Two, and SV-Three, will operate differently this year because of Covid. We will ask families to register by semester, rather than full year, and pay by month on a sliding scale. SV-One will rehearse together over Zoom on Mondays from 3:00 until 3:45, SV-Two will rehearse on Mondays from 4:00 until 4:45, and SV-Three will rehearse on Mondays from 5:00 until 5:45. Each singer will also be invited to join a Small Group that will meet on another afternoon. Monday ensembles are a month-long commitment; new singers may join at the start of any month. Small Groups are a semester-long commitment and may be joined at the beginning of the semester.
SV-One, SV-Two, and SV-Three will meet for the first time on Monday, August 31. We will not have Monday rehearsals on Labor Day, September 7. Please see the tabs below for more information.
Once we have registrations in place for these ensembles, and once we have an idea of what school schedules will look like this fall, we will notify SV families of options for writing workshops, discussion groups, and The Echo.
Our New K-1 Ensemble will be held in partnership with Leandra’s private studio, Wrensong Workshop. Please visit the Wrensong Workshop site to register.
Click here to go directly to the SV-One, SV-Two, SV-Three registration page.
Monday Ensembles
SV-One (2nd and 3rd graders), SV-Two (4th and 5th graders), SV-Three (6th-8th graders)
Singers will have the option of signing up by the month or the semester (September through December). Registration for the second semester (January through May) will open in October.
SV-One will meet on Monday afternoons from 3:00 until 3:45.
SV-Two will meet on Monday afternoons from 4:00 until 4:45.
SV-Three will meet on Monday afternoons from 5:00 until 5:45.
During these times we will play a gathering game, have a vocal warm-up together, and work on a set of four or five pieces of music, a different set of pieces each month. We anticipate that these Monday meetings will happen over Zoom all year, September through May, though we will assess needs for the second semester as the we move through October.
The cost for Monday rehearsals will operate on a sliding scale of $20 – $40 per month, or $80 – $160 for the whole semester. Monday ensembles are a month-long commitment.
Dates:
September: August 31, September 14, September 21, September 28
October: October 5, October 12, October 19, October 26
November: November 2, November 9, November 16
December: November 30, December 7, December 14
Small Group Ensembles
SV-One (2nd and 3rd graders), SV-Two (4th and 5th graders), SV-Three (6th-8th graders)
Singers who are interested in working in more depth, developing sight singing skills, and having more possibility to get together to practice in person are invited to register for Small Group Ensembles (in addition to Monday Ensembles). Small Group Ensembles will meet for 45 minutes weekly over Zoom, and, if and when it becomes safe to do so, they will begin gathering in Leandra’s home studio (according to protocols outlined by health officials). These ensembles will be put together based on singers’ experience and music-reading ability. When you register you will be asked to indicate which days your child is available.
The cost for Small Group Ensembles will operate on a sliding scale of $240 – $400 for the full semester. Small Groups are a semester-long commitment. These singers must also be signed up for a Monday Ensemble. Therefore the total cost will be $320 – $560 for the semester (September through December). You will be asked to pay monthly at a rate of $80 – $140 per month. Registration for the second semester (January through May) will open in October.
If your child has not sung with Sisters’ Voices before and has choral/vocal experience, please contact Leandra to set up an audition time so that your singer’s skills and experience can be taken into account when placing her into a small group.
REGISTRATION FOR SMALL GROUPS IS NOW CLOSED. YOU MAY STILL REGISTER FOR MONDAY ENSEMBLES ONLY.
New Ensemble for Kindergartens and 1st Graders
Because of COVID, K-1 singers will meet in small groups and will begin the year online. Once it is safe to meet in person, these small ensembles will meet in Leandra’s home studio.
K-1 singers will engage in lots of singing through games and other musical activities. Students will begin using solfege (do, re, mi) to learn melodies and will develop a vocabulary of musical terms related to musical elements such as pitch, rhythm, dynamics, tempo, form, and instrumentation.
Sisters’ Voices offers this ensemble in partnership with Leandra’s private studio, Wrensong Workshop. As with all SV ensembles, scholarships are available. If you are interested, please register through the Wrensong Workshop website.
Other Gathering Opportunities
Check back here soon for more information.
