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> For non-weekly attendance in the run-up to a contest | > For non-weekly attendance in the run-up to a contest | ||
> **Weekend coaching sessions** | > **Weekend coaching sessions** | ||
- | > Monthly fee of £# | + | > Monthly fee of £# |
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- | > Audition info coming soon! | + | > [[/ |
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- | > Current contest and dates: BABS 2023 | + | > Current contest and dates: |
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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' | 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 to join our weekly rehearsals. | + | ===== Sessions ===== |
- | {{ / | + | After registering, |
- | ===== Sessions ===== | + | OutBAC singers should **learn the music before the second 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. |
- | After passing an audition, singers will be invited to the **weekend | + | {{section>: |
- | 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. | + | {{section>: |
- | /* | + | ===== Certifying to perform ===== |
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- | ===== Auditioning ===== | + | We ask that singers joining OutBAC display |
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- | The audition will check for the same things as our normal induction process, but at a higher level: | + | |
* **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 a minute or two after the end of the audition. | + | We check this in the latter half of the season by having section leaders listen to a singer while they are singing with the chorus, by doing rolling quartets on the contest songs, where only one person from each part is singing |
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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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- | **[[https://goo.gl/ | + | **[[/outbac/register|Register |
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===== Eligibility ===== | ===== Eligibility ===== | ||
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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 two thirds | + | * **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 £10 will be charged when your stage gear is issued, and returned when it comes back; the costs of attending contest such as transport and accommodation will be shared by all competing singers. | The other main costs are the same as for our weekly singers: a wardrobe deposit of around £10 will be charged when your stage gear is issued, and returned when it comes back; the costs of attending contest such as transport and accommodation will be shared by all competing singers. | ||
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===== What you'll need to provide ===== | ===== What you'll need to provide ===== | ||
- | 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 directions | + | 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 |
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- | ===== Other competing mixed choruses ===== | + | |
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- | If you live outside the Bristol area, also consider whether your nearest mixed barbershop chorus would offer a closer way to get the competition buzz! | + | |
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- | * Bedfordshire: | + | |
- | * Chester University: [[https:// | + | |
- | * 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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* [[/ | * [[/ | ||
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