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-!Membership||Sam||[[membership@bristolacappella.co.uk]]+!Membership||Annie||[[membership@bristolacappella.co.uk]]
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 !Treasurer||Mark||[[treasurer@bristolacappella.co.uk]] !Treasurer||Mark||[[treasurer@bristolacappella.co.uk]]
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-!Welfare||Vikki||[[welfare@bristolacappella.co.uk]]+!Welfare||Lacey||[[welfare@bristolacappella.co.uk]]
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-!Register||Vikki||[[register@bristolacappella.co.uk]] / 07492 882449+!Register||Lacey||Check the bottom of the [[/singers|singers-only page]]
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-!rowspan="4" style="border-bottom-width: 0;"|Section leaders||Sopranos||Vikki and Izzi+!rowspan="4" style="border-bottom-width: 0;"|Section leaders||Sopranos||Laura
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-|Altos||Melody and Suewon+|Altos||Suewon
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-|Tenors||Danny and Robin+|Tenors||Danny
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-|Basses||Michael and Stuart+|Basses||Stuart
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 ===== Joining ===== ===== Joining =====
  
-We’re delighted you’re considering joining our musical journey! We want you to enjoy making high-quality performances, so we check our new singers to make sure we’re a good fit for each other. To become a full member, prospective singers are asked to show they can hold a tune, memorise songs, and sing independently during their **induction**.+{{  /about/david.jpg?400x300&nolink|One of our new members receiving their certificate}}We’re delighted you’re considering joining our musical journey! We want you to enjoy making high-quality performances, so we check our new singers to make sure we’re a good fit for each other. To become a full member, prospective singers are asked to show they can hold a tune, memorise songs, and sing independently during their **induction**.
  
 ==== First rehearsals ==== ==== First rehearsals ====
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 Then, or in your second week, we’ll check your **vocal range** to suggest a voice section and ask you to **sing a line back** to someone from the music team. **You don’t have to read music to sing with us**, but we’ll lend you a copy during rehearsals until you can access the web site and either print your own or buy from our librarian. Then, or in your second week, we’ll check your **vocal range** to suggest a voice section and ask you to **sing a line back** to someone from the music team. **You don’t have to read music to sing with us**, but we’ll lend you a copy during rehearsals until you can access the web site and either print your own or buy from our librarian.
  
-After this, we’ll make an account for you on our web site and ask you to virtually sign our **copyright agreement**; then we can give you access to our singers-only pages to **download sheet music and audio teach tracks** to help you learn songs. This also makes a Bristol A Cappella email address for you that you can use to log into Slack, our **chat platform**.+After this, we’ll make an account for you on our web site and ask you to virtually sign our **copyright agreement**; then we can give you access to our singers-only pages to **download sheet music and audio teach tracks** to help you learn songs. There's a link in the members' section to join Discord, our **chat platform**.
  
 ==== Induction ==== ==== Induction ====
  
-{{  /about/david.jpg?400x300&nolink|One of our new members receiving their certificate}}We try to make our induction as natural as possible, so you have **two full calendar months to memorise a song** (singing along to our audio teach tracks helps) and sing it within the chorus, and a few lines in **quartet with other members**. In the next month we'll check you’re making progress on learning more of our repertoire and whether you're ready to join Bristol A Cappella. Your section leaders will walk you through the process at all stages to let you know what’s next.+We try to make our induction as natural as possible, so you have **two full calendar months to memorise a song** (singing along to our audio teach tracks helps) and sing it within the chorus, and a few lines in **quartet with other members**. In the next month we'll check you’re making progress on learning more of our repertoire and whether you're ready to join Bristol A Cappella. Your section leaders will walk you through the process at all stages to let you know what’s next.
  
 Once you’re through the process, you’ll become a full member of the chorus and we’ll present you with a certificate, a shiny name badge, and lend out your uniform. Once you’re through the process, you’ll become a full member of the chorus and we’ll present you with a certificate, a shiny name badge, and lend out your uniform.
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