SJAM is proud to invite your child to audition for the San Jose Children's Choir here at the SJAM.
Our choir has been an integral part of of SJAM for many years, following our mission to nurture the artistic talent and expression of children in our community. Singing is a lifelong pursuit and passion. We seek to strive as a resource for education, support, repertoire, and performance standards for all genres in community choral art.
Research has shown that singing in a choir has numerous benefits for both physical and mental well-being:
Benefits for physical & mental well-being:
- It has been proven that those who participate in choirs enjoy a greater feeling of beloging and togetherness than those involved in other social activities!
- Participants learn to cooperation and how to work together, strengthening their teamwork and social skills.
- All of our students learn valuable skills such as singing and breathing techniques, movement and stage direction, phonation and resonant tone production, expression and more!
- Exposure to different types of music, such as classical, traditional, and musical productions, as well as involvement with other instruments, such as hand bells.
- Our students benefit from ample performance experience, as we hold performances at least 2-3 times a year. For those who get nervous on stage, students have round that they feel a lot less anxious when performing alongside their fellow chorus members!
Educational goals and targets:
- Focus on singing techniques and performance
- Movement and stage direction
- Respiration – training in proper breathing
- Phonation and resonant tone production – quality of voice while singing
- Diction – clarity in speech
- Expression – communication of moods and feelings
- Types of music – classical, traditional, popular, and musical productions
- Involvement with other instruments, such as handbells .
- Choir performances – 2-3 times a year