Elementary Choir (Grand Rapids)
This is a great way to expand your child’s musical experience by having fun singing interesting music that will be used to develop his/her voice to sing on pitch as well as develop musically by singing with dynamics and emotion. He/She will also be exposed to fun and interesting breathing exercises, vocal warm-ups, number singing, vocal techniques and musical terms that will help your child to sing with musicality.
The Elementary Choir is for children ages 7-10. No audition is required.
Choir (Grand Rapids)
Boys Choir rehearsal
Choir for students ages 11 and up is a great way to expand musical skills and make an instrumental musician even better. WMHFA offers a Boys Choir and a Girls Choir that all homeschool students can participate in. At least once a month the boys and girls will be combined into a Middle School and High School age choirs to rehearse together. No audition is required.
Northern Lights Chorale (Grand Rapids)
Rehearsal with the Northern Lights Chorale
This talented group of 20 young men and ladies is available by audition only, taking place at the beginning of the school year. Several performance opportunities in addition to the Christmas and Spring concerts take place each year along with participation in the District and State MSVMA festivals. Students must be at least 14 years old to audition.
Festival Participation & Full Year Commitment (Grand Rapids)
The upper level groups (Advanced/Concert Bands, Advanced/Symphony Orchestras, and Northern Lights Chorale) are what we call “Festival Groups” These groups go to the MSBOA/MSVMA District Festivals and possibly to the MSBOA/MSVMA State Festivals. A lot of work goes into these festivals so we can do our very best. It is essential for every member and the parents of every member selected to be in one of these groups realize how vitally important every member is. Therefore, to become a member of one of these groups it will require the member and parents to make a commitment that, if chosen, they will not drop out, but complete the full year and they will attend each festival the group performs in. Students who cannot make this commitment will be placed in a group that does not perform at festival.