Sisters’ Voices ensembles, SV-One, SV-Two, and SV-Three, will operate differently this year because of Covid. Please click here to find out more about our 2020-2021 Ensembles.
Sisters’ Voices–One
is made up of 2nd and 3rd grade girls and rehearses Monday afternoons, 4:00-4:50, September through May, at Church of Reconciliation in Chapel Hill. SV-One participates in approximately four performances each year (see our Upcoming Events page) and requires a full-year commitment. No audition is required; registration is open, and space is offered on a first-come-first-served basis until the ensemble is full.
The cost for the year is $490, including tuition and supplies, with $150 non-refundable deposit due at the time of registration. Scholarships are available; to apply for a scholarship, please fill out the registration form and select Request a Scholarship from the payment option menu when you are taken to the payment page.
Skills and qualities of most Sisters’ Voices–One singers:
- love of singing
- desire to sing with a group
- willingness to take direction
- ability, perhaps inconsistently, to match pitch, echoing another person
- ability, perhaps inconsistently, to sing along accurately with another person singing a known melody
- ability, perhaps inconsistently, to sing a song recognizably without accompaniment
- ability to distinguish between high and low pitches, and between loud and soft/quiet
(Some SV-One singers are also able to sing their own part in a round with another singer.)
Sisters’ Voices–Two
is made up of 4th through 8th grade girls and rehearses Monday afternoons, 5:00-6:20, September through May, at Church of Reconciliation in Chapel Hill. SV-Two singers have four required appearances each year (SingFling! in November, Winter Concert in January, Glee Weekend in February, and Spring Concert in May–see our Upcoming Events page) as well as many optional performances. No audition is required; registration is now open, and space is offered on a first-come-first-served basis until the ensemble is full.
The cost for the year is $600, including tuition and supplies, with $150 non-refundable deposit due at the time of registration. SV-Two singers are encouraged to attend Camp in August, 2019. Scholarships are available; to apply for a scholarship, please fill out the registration form and select Request a Scholarship from the payment option menu when you are taken to the payment page.
Skills and qualities of most Sisters’ Voices–Two and Cantabile singers:
- love of singing
- desire to sing with a group
- willingness to take direction
- ability to consistently match pitch
- ability to sing along accurately with another person singing a known melody
- ability to consistently sing a melody recognizably without accompaniment, though pitch and intonation may be inconsistent
- ability to use head voice
- openness to new kinds of music, new forms of expression, and new experiences
(Some SV-Two singers are also able to sing their own part in a round with another singer, and to sing harmony parts independently.)
Sisters’ Voices–Three
is made up of 6th graders and older who have sung for at least one year in SV–Two and who have received an invitation to join SV-Three. SV-Three rehearses in Chapel Hill September through May, at Church of Reconciliation. SV-Three singers work to develop advancing skills through increasingly complex and varied repertoire.
The cost for the year is $660, including tuition and supplies, with $150 non-refundable deposit due at the time of registration (this amount does not include travel or participation in extra events). Singers in SV-Three are encouraged to attend Camp in August, 2019. Scholarships are available; to apply for a scholarship, please fill out the registration form and select Request a Scholarship from the payment option menu when you are taken to the payment page.
Skills and qualities expected of participants in Sisters’ Voices–Three:
- demonstrated consistent rehearsal presence and participation
- openness to new kinds of music, new forms of expression, and new experiences
- ability to consistently sing a simple melody with accurate intonation and strength/sturdiness (not necessarily loudness)
- ability to hold one’s own part in a canon: e.g. “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”; “We Merry Minstrels”; “Rise Up O Flame”, etc.
- demonstrated independence around rehearsal behaviors, including sitting/standing with proper physical alignment, and mental and physical focus, when rehearsing
- consistent use of healthy and flexible vocal production throughout the singer’s range
- demonstrated earnestness, enthusiasm, and positive outlook about our work together, participation always, consistently supportive attitude toward other singers in words, singing, and actions.
SVX Classes are
By Invitation Only
SVX is an additional class on Tuesday nights open to singers who have displayed an interest and ability in more intensive music study.
If you are interested in joining SVX in the future, contact Artistic Director, Leandra Strope, for further information and skill sets required to demonstrate competency readiness for this course.
