CCHMS CHOIR RULES
1. PUNCTUALITY
If choir starts at 3pm, that means you are to be seated in your sections with all your scores for the day ready to sing the first note at 3pm (not reach the choir room at 3pm).
2. WARM-UPS
Warm-ups exist to ease your voice for a suitable state for good oral projection. So take your warm-ups seriously, do not fool around or chatter during warm-ups. Listen to your student conductors (Christina and Marilyn) so that we can proceed for sectionals quickly.
3. SECTIONALS
Sectionals are there for you to practise section singing, sectionals help confirm what you have practised on your own at home. Including the correct rhythms, lines, pronounciations, dynamics and breathing patterns.
Sectionals are not a time for you to socialize/ gossip/ sleep/ learn your notes. They should have been done before practise or at home (in the scenario that you want to sleep).
4. COMBINED
Combined is meant for the whole choir to come together and combine what has been learnt at home and at sectionals. Combined should focus on improving ensemble, and should not be a note-learning/ socializing session.
Remember: You can practise the notes on your own at home. But you only get two chances a week to work on group ensemble. Do everyone a favour, learn your part well and everyone can leave the choir room on time in a good mood.
5. CLEANLINESS
The room is a communal area where everyone gets to do their practise. Being blessed with two air-conditioned rooms all to yourselves for practise is a luxury. (Imagine yourselves practising on the parade square)
So, keep the choir room neat and tidy. Throw all litter into the bin even if it not yours. Chairs should be folded and stacked neatly at the sides of the room and scores should not be lying around haphazardly all over the floor.
NO FOOD AND DRINKS AT ALL TIMES.
6. SCORES
Make sure your file up your scores neatly and bring them everypractise. There should be no sharing off scores. No loose/ torn/ unwanted/ salted-veg lookalikes scores are to be seen at all times.
Make sure you have a pencil with you during practise so as to note down the important things your SLs or conductor has said.
If you loose your scores, you are responsible for replacing it yourself as the comm is instructed to hide the scores from your prying hands (in case some major shortage of scores occurs again).
The scores you are supposed to bring are listed in the choir songlist.
7. MISC.
Check the details of the next practise from the choir noticeboard (in the canteen besides the taps). Contact your friends/ SLs/ comm members/ teachers if you are unsure. Always double-check with someone else, one source is not always the most reliable one.
Do not quote personal reasons (eg tuition/ hostel laundry time/ seeing teachers etc) as an excuse and expect the choir to do something about it because it is not as if the whole choir is going to tuition together with you. The choir time is fixed for majority, you should be responsible for any clashes with practise occuring in your life.
8. CHOIR COMMITTEE
The choir committee is there to run the choir smoothly. They are just like any other choir member, just with extra responsibilities. So respect them and listen to them and show them your appreciation.
Do not demand them to show you attendance books, or bargain for attendance.
For the Committee:
Your role in the choir is very important as you are the leaders of the choir. Without SLs, sectionals will never work. Without conductors, warm ups and combined will never work. So be responsible for your own actions. Your role in the comm comes with great responsibility, so treat your role in the comm with respect, and help to bring the choir to greater heights.
Lastly,
Members who fail to fulfil the duty of a choir member (ie turning up for practises, learning you songs, bringing your scores etc) consistently will be sacked eventually, whether you are in comm or not because being in comm doesn't make you more superior.
CCHMSCHOIR2008
Ms Ng Kia Hui & Mr Nicholas Loh
Miss Dawn Yin
ChoirComm'0809
