Morley Chamber Choir

When & Where

28 April 2025 - 7 July 2025 ( 18 hours, 9 weeks )
Evening, Monday
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Waterloo Centre

Quick Facts

Availability Yes
Tutor Manvinder Singh Rattan
Course Code W24VSSB03C
Suitable For 19 year olds and up are permitted on this course

What you will learn

The Morley Chamber Choir is a friendly, non-auditioned, mixed voice choir, conducted by Manvinder Singh Rattan and accompanied by Caroline Jaya-Ratnam. The choir showcases a high standard of performance, making it ideal for singers seeking to build and refine their choral skills, and deepen their understanding of music theory, choral repertoire and sight-singing. Further enquiries about joining the choir can be made to the Programme Area Manager for Vocal Studies and by writing to enquiries@morleycollege.ac.uk By joining the choir, you commit to purchasing your own music copies from available sellers, with links provided for convenience. Photocopies of non-copyrighted music can be supplied, and music for the first two sessions of the term will be provided wherever possible. The performance in the summer term will take place on July 4th, featuring Karl Jenkins' The Armed Man - A Mass for Peace (Choral Suite).

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

deepen your knowledge, appreciation, and understanding of chamber choir repertoire
develop your musicianship skills by singing from music scores, and following a conductor
improve your listening skills
increase your experience of holding a line in a polyphonic ensemble
developed vocal production skills and increased your vocal health
enjoy working as a group and participating in public performances
improve mental health through choral singing

Cost

Full fee

£100

Concession fee

£75

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Class format and activities

The Chamber Choir meets every Monday from 7.30-9.30 pm. Starting with a vocal and physical warm-up, the choir will sing as an ensemble for the main part of the rehearsal. There will also be work with individual voice parts, building an appreciation and understanding of the piece by listening to the vocal lines of other voices. Support and advice is provided on a variety of matters, including clarity of the text, intonation, and application of performance instructions. Occasionally one of Morley’s specialist vocal coaches joins us. The choir performs publicly at the end of each term, either at Morley College or a local venue.

Entry requirements

Although a non-auditioned choir, familiarity with reading musical notation, the ability to sing from a music score, a healthy singing voice, and commitment to regular rehearsals and some homework are essential requirements for joining this ensemble. The ability to sight-read is desirable but not essential.

What you need to know before you enrol

The choir relies on all its members to be musically prepared and comfortable performing in public. As a member of the chamber choir, you will be expected to cover the costs of hiring or purchasing your own copies of the music, which will be kept to a minimum.

What you need

Your music scores, and a pencil for marking music instructions by the conductor.

What you can do next

The Morley Chamber Choir welcomes its members to come back every year, extending their repertoire and participating in new and exciting public performances. There is a variety of other courses at Morley College that enable you to develop your singing skills, such as our Solo Singing classes. For advice on which course would be most suitable for you, please contact the Programme Area Manager for Vocal Studies.