“If you can speak, you can sing.”
Zimfira Poloz, Toronto Children’s Chorus Artistic Director.
Training Choirs
The Training Choir program, for ages 6-12, is the junior division of the TCC and encompasses five distinct choirs: Miro, Spirito, Pasio, Anima, and Coro. With five choirs, we can place your child in the best group that suits their age and experience level to ensure a fun and positive learning experience. Children learn to sing and discover the joy and power of joining their voices with others in a group. Our singers progress through the different choirs and get a great sense of accomplishment from this growth.​
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In our training choirs, young singers learn the foundational skills needed to become exceptional performers, with an emphasis on getting comfortable with their voice, and on music theory, vocal pedagogy, sight singing, teamwork, and performance skills. Choristers in each choir rehearse once per week from September to the beginning of May, and perform in three concerts throughout the season​
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We believe that music theory plays an integral role in the development of young musicians – through it they learn the language of music and become fluent. That is why music theory is part of all our choir programs, and starting in Pasio, choristers begin work on A Young Singer's Journey, a series of excellent theory books authored by our founder Jean Ashworth Bartle and other skilled musicians.​
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Auditions take place in May for the following September and in January to join for the last half of the year.
Pasio
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Monday rehearsals of 1.5 hours
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September to May
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Choristers will:
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Learn and memorize approximately 15 more complex unison songs in a variety of languages
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Learn movement and presentation skills
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Perform in three TCC concerts
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Begin the Music Theory program – A Young Singer’s Journey - with weekly homework assigned
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Anima
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Wednesday rehearsals of 1.75 hours
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September to May
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Choristers will:
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Learn and memorize approximately 18 songs in unison and two-parts, including rounds and songs with simple harmony.
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Learn movement and presentation skills
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Perform in three TCC concerts
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Follow the Music Theory program – A Young Singers’ Journey – with weekly homework.
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Coro
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Wednesday rehearsals of 2 hours
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September to May
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Choristers will:
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Learn and memorize approximately 20 songs in two-parts and three-parts, and in multiple languages.
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Learn movement and presentation skills
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Perform in three TCC concerts, represent the TCC at the Ontario Junior Treble Festival, and take part in select run-out appearances.
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Follow the Music Theory program – A Young Singer’s Journey, levels 3 and 4 – with weekly homework.
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Expand and apply their knowledge of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) – the system that singers use to learn to pronounce words in languages that they do not speak.
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Our next official audition period will be in September, 2024. Please fill out an Interest Form to be notified when audition registration has opened, and to get first access to audition slots.