How to apply

 

Applying to join the Sydney Children’s Choir is an easy process. Simply follow our step by step instructions and you’re on your way!

 

1. Ensure you have read the Sydney Children’s Choir Information Booklet available. Click Here to download SCC Handbook

 

2. Complete the SCC Enquiry form and send it back to us. Children in school Years 1 & 2 do not need to audition for the Choir and are placed one of our training choirs (MiniSingers) according to their age. Children in school Years 3 and above are required to complete a simple placement test to determine which of our training choirs best suits their age and skill. Click Here to download SCC Enquiry Form

 

3. Send the completed enquiry form back to our Sydney Children’s Choir Manager Michael Stapleton as follows:

 

Via Email: michael@gondwanavoices.com.au

 

Via Fax: 02 9252 2801

 

Via Post:

Sydney Children’s Choir Applications
Pier 4, Hickson Road
Millers Point NSW 2000

 

Please ensure you have read the Information Booklet thoroughly and have completed each section of the Enquiry Form. Once we receive your completed Enquiry Form, we will put you on a waiting list and notify you as soon as a position becomes available.

 

 

 

 

Why should I join the Sydney Children’s Choir?
All children who love to sing should join the Sydney Children’s Choir. In an atmosphere of fun and encouragement, children from year one onwards learn music and performance skills and as they progress through the choir, they gradually develop the skill and confidence to perform and record at a professional level.

 

What’s the best thing about being in the Sydney Children’s Choir?
There are many benefits to joining the Sydney Children’s Choir from making great friends with similar interests, to performing in the greatest concert halls and with the finest musicians in the country. Choristers also love undertaking overseas tours and meeting singers and musicians from all over the world. Children who progress to the higher levels of the Choir develop remarkable focus and concentration skills. These skills are applicable to all areas of endeavour. For budding young musicians, there is no better ear training than being part of a great choir.

 

Do I have to audition?
Children in school Years 1 & 2 do not have to audition but are automatically placed in a choir for their age if there are suitable vacancies. From school Year 3 onwards there is a very informal placement test just to find which choir is best suited to the applicant’s skill and maturity.
 
What happens at the informal placement test?
Interested choristers simply need to sing their favorite song to just one person listening. We hear lots of Christmas carols at this time of year! After the song they will be asked to sing a few simple patterns that they hear on the piano. High school children may be required to demonstrate their knowledge of music theory.

The placement test is all over in about five minutes and everyone leaves with a smile on their face!