Whitehorse Community Children's Choir

NEW
WHITEHORSE COMMUNITY CHILDREN'S CHOIR
FOR STUDENTS IN GRADE 2-6

Choir Director/Conductor: Ellen Thompson
Saturdays, 1PM - 2PM

The Heart is offering children's community choir FREE to all currently full time enrolled students.

Cost is $299 for the entire year, or monthly instalments of $27.18.

Children in the Whitehorse Community Children’s choir learn primary choral skills of teamwork, tuning, and a healthy vocal technique foundation. Introducing singing and musical skills through song and games. Delivered in a fun and interactive setting, this choir is perfect for children exploring music as a form of personal expression and community building.

GOALS & OBJECTIVES

The Whitehorse Community Children’s Choir believes that all children deserve full access to
high quality choral singing and value artistic expression. In so doing, these are the core areas
that the choir envisions to develop:

Development of musical and artistic skills Children will develop musical skills and knowledge, develop good singing habits, proper vocal techniques, understand musical terms, learn to read notes at sight (sight-singing) and respond to music creatively:
Development of Personal Formation and GrowthChildren will develop positive social skills, learn how to interact with other people in a positive and meaningful manner, and use their talents in ways that serve and honour their community:
Development of Cultural Identity Children will advance and promote Yukon’s unique cultural identity by integrating Yukon’s First Nations traditional folk songs in its repertoire - as well as promote Canadian choral music and other vocal music genre from cultural traditions around the world:

WHY CHORAL SINGING?

Chorus America did an extensive study and found out how singing in a choir impacts children
and their families:

Choral singing continues to be the most popular form of participation in the performing arts.
Adults who sing in choruses are remarkably good citizens.
Children who sing in choruses have academic success and valuable life skills.
The decline in choral singing opportunities for children and youth is a key area for concern.

See Chorus America's study: