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--- outbac [2022/09/05 20:26] – Iain Hallam
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 > Monthly fee of £#@fee_outbac@#, then pay £#@fee_outbac_coaching@# for each coaching day
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-> Audition info coming soon!
+> [[/outbac/register|Register for OutBAC]]
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-> Current contest and dates: [[https://www.singbarbershop.com/sing2023|BABS]], Sunday 28<sup>th</sup> May 2023, Bournemouth International Centre
+> Current contest and dates: [[https://www.singbarbershop.com/sing2024|BABS]], Saturday 25<sup>th</sup> to Monday 27<sup>th</sup> May 2024, Harrogate International Centre
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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're not excluded from the experience of being part of the chorus. This might, for example, help those who already have another weekly choir or activity so they don’t have to choose between that and competing in a mixed barbershop chorus.
-We hope that some OutBAC singers will find that in the future they may be in a position to join our weekly rehearsals.
+===== Sessions =====
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+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; this year, all weekend sessions are on Saturdays.
-===== 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 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; this year, all weekend sessions are on Saturdays.
+{{section>:outbac:2024#coaching&noheader}}
-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>:outbac:2024#attendance&noheader}}
-{{section>:outbac:2023#Coaching&noheader}}
+===== Certifying to perform =====
-===== Auditioning =====
+We ask that singers joining OutBAC display the following qualities:
-The audition will check for the same things as our normal induction process, but at a higher level:
   * **range** is suitable and secure
   * sing **musically**, with **good vocal technique**
-  * **memorise** a whole song perfectly
+  * **memorise** two songs perfectly
   * sing **independently** while matching with other parts
   * 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 for a few bars before the next takes over, and observing the chorus performance in rehearsals. Each singer intending to sing at convention should be signed off by the music team two months before the performance date.
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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/forms/7b4t5U0dn20Xp2uE3|Sign up for an audition]]**
+**[[/outbac/register|Register for OutBAC]]**
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 ===== Eligibility =====
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 To be invited to this kind of membership, singers must:
-  * **live in or near((In the surrounding counties: Monmouthshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, or Somerset)) Bristol**, or have an **existing connection** with the chorus - check with the [[director@bristolacappella.co.uk|Musical Director]] if unsure.
+  * **live in or near((In the surrounding counties: Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, or Somerset)) Bristol**, or have an **existing connection**((For instance, having previously sung with Bristol A Cappella, a family member in the weekly chorus, etc.)) with the chorus - check with the [[director@bristolacappella.co.uk|Musical Director]] if unsure.
-  * 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 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, the musical director may decide to reduce this.))
+  * **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, the musical director may decide to reduce this.))
 ===== Paying for membership =====
-There’s a monthly membership fee (currently **£#@fee_outbac@# per month**) for OutBAC singers, as many expenses are still the same (music licences, administration, etc.), and a fee of **£#@fee_outbac_coaching@# for each weekend day**((This may change from year to year to reflect the number of sessions planned, so OutBAC doesn't cost more than being a full singing member.)), as these sessions are our most expensive to run, with coaching and venue costs.
+There’s a monthly membership fee (currently **£#@fee_outbac@# per month**) for OutBAC singers, as many expenses are still the same as for our weekly singers (music licences, administration, etc.), and a fee of **£#@fee_outbac_coaching@# for each weekend day**((This may change from year to year to reflect the number of sessions planned, so OutBAC doesn't cost more than being a full singing member.)), as these sessions are our most expensive to run, with coaching and venue costs.
 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 =====
-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 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, but we'll only supply a suit if we have one already in stock in your size. Otherwise, please make sure you have a plain black suit.
+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.
-===== Other competing mixed choruses =====
-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!
-  * Bedfordshire: [[https://www.blackcat-harmony.org.uk/|Black Cat Harmony]]
-  * Chester University: [[https://www.facebook.com/chesterunibarbershop|Barbershop Singers]]
-  * Guildford: [[http://www.southernacappella.org/|Southern Acappella]]
-  * Hull University: [[https://www.facebook.com/hullunibarbershop|Barbershop Society]]
-  * Manchester University: [[http://www.singitchorus.co.uk/|Sing It!]]
-  * Norwich: Mosaic ([[/contact]] us for more details)
-  * Sheffield University: <del>[[https://www.facebook.com/shefunibarbershop|Barbershop Singers]]</del> on hold
-  * Watford: [[https://www.facebook.com/strictlyacap|Strictly A Cappella]]
-If you know of another local competing mixed chorus, [[/contact|let us know]] so we can add it here.
 ===== Past OutBAC seasons =====
+  * [[/outbac/2023|BABS 2023]]
   * [[/outbac/2019|BABS 2019]]

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