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- | > Current contest and dates: | + | > Current contest and dates: |
- | Sometimes people who'd like to be in a competing chorus can't commit to weekly rehearsals, but could do more concentrated sessions at weekends and then take part in contests and the same songs in concerts. Bristol A Cappella has a category of membership for singers who find themselves in this situation so they' | + | {{ / |
- | We hope that some OutBAC singers will find that in the future they may be in a position | + | Sometimes people who'd like to be in a competing chorus can't commit |
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===== Sessions ===== | ===== Sessions ===== | ||
- | After passing an audition, singers will be invited to the **weekend coaching sessions and rehearsals** for the contest season. These are each six hours long (with breaks) and happen in a variety of venues | + | After registering, singers will be invited to the **weekend coaching sessions and rehearsals** for the contest season. These are each six hours long (with breaks) and happen in our usual venue with specialist coaches from outside the chorus; |
- | OutBAC singers should **learn the music before the first session** so they can be working on the same skills as the weekly singers. Choreographed moves might be added or changed in the weekly rehearsals, and weekend singers should learn these outside the sessions as well to make sure they’ll be practised enough by the time of a contest. | + | OutBAC singers should **learn the music before the second |
- | ===== Auditioning ===== | + | {{section>: |
- | The audition will check for the same things as our normal voice-check process, but at a higher level: | + | {{section>: |
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+ | ===== Certifying to perform ===== | ||
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+ | We ask that singers joining OutBAC display | ||
* **range** is suitable and secure | * **range** is suitable and secure | ||
* sing **musically**, | * sing **musically**, | ||
- | * **memorise** | + | * **memorise** |
* sing **independently** while matching with other parts | * sing **independently** while matching with other parts | ||
* embody the song’s story through visual **performance** | * embody the song’s story through visual **performance** | ||
- | When you ask for an audition, we’ll give you **a song to learn**, and **three weeks to prepare** - you can join us for some Tuesday evenings to get extra practice if you’d like. At the audition you’ll be asked to sing the song **from memory** (with no sheet music) in quartet with three members of Bristol A Cappella, with the musical director and your section leader listening. We’ll do some scales as well, and we’ll let you know whether you’ve passed | + | We check this in the latter half of the season by having section leaders listen |
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- | If you’d like to **book an audition slot**, fill in our request form, and one of our music team will get in touch to arrange a time. Tuesday evenings before 7:30 pm are easy, as that’s our regular rehearsal night, but we can also arrange other times including weekends, though we’ll try to put auditions back to back to keep things simple for our music team. | + | |
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- | Because of the need for OutBAC singers to be ready for contest without the benefit of weekly rehearsals, existing members of Bristol A Cappella who want to transfer to OutBAC will still need to audition. | + | |
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To be invited to this kind of membership, singers must: | To be invited to this kind of membership, singers must: | ||
- | * **live in or near((In the surrounding counties: Monmouthshire, | + | * **live in or near((In the surrounding counties: Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, |
- | * sing with a **high standard of vocal skills** (assessed at audition) | + | * sing with a **high standard of vocal skills** (assessed at certification) |
- | * **attend at least 70% of the weekend coaching sessions** for the contest season((If this will be impossible for a singer who would otherwise meet our standard for the performance, | + | * **attend at least half of the weekend coaching sessions** for the contest season((If this will be impossible for a singer who would otherwise meet our standard for the performance, |
===== Paying for membership ===== | ===== Paying for membership ===== | ||
- | There’s a monthly membership fee (currently **£# | + | There’s a monthly membership fee (currently **£# |
- | The other main costs are the same as for our weekly singers: a wardrobe deposit of around | + | The other main costs are the same as for our weekly singers: a wardrobe deposit of around |
- | ===== Other competing mixed choruses | + | ===== What you'll need to provide |
- | If you live outside | + | In addition to water and a copy of the music (you can print the PDF from our web site or use a tablet in rehearsals, as long as you can mark changes on it), you will need to provide part of the uniform. You can choose option 1 or option 2 from our [[/singers/handbook/wardrobe]] page (restricted to singers, but likely to include a plain black suit and either black patent leather or sparkly silver shoes); we may be able to supply a chorus-style suit if we have one already in stock in your size. |
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- | * Bedfordshire: | + | |
- | * Chester University: | + | |
- | * Guildford: [[http:// | + | |
- | * Hull University: [[https:// | + | |
- | * Manchester University: [[http:// | + | |
- | * Norwich: Mosaic | + | |
- | * Sheffield University: < | + | |
- | * Watford: [[https:// | + | |
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- | If you know of another local competing mixed chorus, [[/ | + | |
===== Past OutBAC seasons ===== | ===== Past OutBAC seasons ===== | ||
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