Edmonton’s choir foR Grades 5 – 7
Discover A World Of Harmonies With Harmonia
Harmonia is a children’s choir for kids and teens in Grades 5 – 7
Perfect For anyone who is excited to
Sing a variety of engaging, diverse, and fun songs in 2-4 part harmony
Develop healthy, age-appropriate vocal technique
Make friends with other kids who love to sing
Learn to read music and sight-sing with music literacy lessons rooted in fun and play
Perform across Edmonton with the EYCC family of choirs
Attend an annual retreat at Camp Nakamun
Attend fun weekly rehearsals with singing, musical skill-building, games, and connection
Join a diverse, inclusive, and welcoming community
All The Harmonia Details
Rehearsals: Tuesdays from 6:15 – 7:45 pm
Location: Southminster-Steinhauer United Church
Season Length: September 2024 – May 2025
Age Group: Grades 5 – 7
Performances: 4 – 5 per season
Conductors: Amy Voyer & Christian Maxfield
Early-Bird Tuition (Before June 15th): $610
Harmonia Fees & Deposits
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Early-Bird Annual Tuition for Harmonia is $610. To qualify for the early-bird savings, please register and submit your non-refundable $100 deposit before June 15, 2024.
Regular Annual Tuition (after June 15, 2024) is $670.
Tuition payments can be submitted in full in September or in two installments in September and December.
In addition to tuition fees, at the start of the season, Harmonia singers submit a $100 fundraising deposit per singer, a $100 music/uniform deposit per singer, and $100 volunteer deposit per family. These are refunded at the end of the choir season if the required fundraising and volunteering are completed and if the sheet music and uniform are returned without damage. You can read more about our policies here!
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A $100 Registration Deposit is due upon registration.
This deposit will be applied towards annual tuition fees and the balance will be owed in September (if paying in full) or in September and January (if paying in instalments).
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Financial burdens should never get in the way of singing in choir. The Edmonton Children’s Choir offers bursary funding to qualifying singers in need.
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Families with multiple singers in EYCC ensembles receive a 10% discount on annual tuition fees.
Your Investment Includes
Weekly choir rehearsals from September – May
Fun music theory skill-building (incorporated into rehearsals)
Quarterly weekend workshops or additional rehearsals
Formal choir uniform
4 – 5 performances per season
A weekend retreat to Camp Nakamun (included in tuition fees)
Meet Harmonia’s ConductorS
Hi, I’m Amy
I’m a conductor, singer, and elementary music educator.
When I'm not at choir, you might find me watching concerts and theatre, fiercely committing to a theme, or striving to spend more time in water than on land!
Hi, I’m Christian
I’m a conductor, singer, elementary school teacher, and alumnus of the Edmonton Youth Choir.
When I’m not at a choir rehearsal, you can find me cooking, reading, keeping active outdoors, or spending time with family and friends!
What’s It Like To Sing With EYCC?
Answers To Your Questions About Harmonia
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Harmonia singers learn and perform a variety of different kinds of music, like classical, contemporary choral, songs from around the world, musical theatre, pop, and more.
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Our weekly Tuesday rehearsals take place at Southminster-Steinhauer United Church (10740 19 Ave NW).
Concerts typically take place at different venues across the city, such as McDougall United Church, City Hall, SSUC, and First Baptist Church.
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For Harmonia singers (Grades 5 – 7) there is no required audition. You can register your child for choir here.
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For insurance purposes, we require all prospective singers to complete the registration form and deposit prior to attending rehearsals. If after trying a few rehearsals it’s not a good fit and you need to withdraw your child from Harmonia, we will provide a prorated refund for tuition fees.
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Nope. Harmonia singers are not required to have any previous choral experience.
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In Harmonia, we require singers to attend all regular Tuesday rehearsals and 4 – 5 performances per year. The choir is a team and while it may seem like missing one voice is no big deal, it has a significant negative impact on the ensemble. We track attendance and rarely have issues because rehearsals are so much fun.
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EYCC has a long history of dedicated, positive, and spirited volunteering! Because we are a non-profit organization, we rely on parent volunteers to help keep our programs running smoothly.
We collect a $100 volunteer deposit and each choir family is required to volunteer a few times throughout the year to get the deposit back. You can find all the details about our volunteer policy here.
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At the time of registration, we collect a $100 deposit to hold your child’s spot. This deposit is applied toward your annual tuition fees.
Tuition fees can be paid in full by the first rehearsal in September or in two installments due in September and December.
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Yes, we have a bursary program for families who qualify for financial assistance. Apply for a bursary here.
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We do. Families with multiple children, teens, or adults in EYCC ensembles receive a 10% discount on annual tuition fees.
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In addition to annual tuition, we collect a $100 fundraising deposit per singer, a $100 music and uniform deposit per singer, and a $100 volunteer deposit per family. These fees are refundable if the required fundraising committment and volunteer hours are completed by the end of the season and if the sheet music and uniform are returned without damage.
Choir tours are optional, but encouraged! Families pay for choir tour fees and the Edmonton Children’s Choir subsidizes travel costs when possible. Fundraising opportunities are provided throughout the year to help individual singers’ pay for their tour fees.
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For concerts, singers have two options for formal uniforms. Option A is a choir dress, black opaque tights, and black shoes. Option B is dress pants, a white dress shirt, a vest, a bow-tie, and black dress shoes with black socks.
The organization supplies the uniforms and families are required to purchase their own black dress shoes (no boots or runners), and black tights or socks.
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READY to sing with EYCC?
Registration Is Easy
Create a new account inside our Portal.
Select the choir(s) you are registering for, click “add to cart,” and proceed with the checkout process.
Fill out the info form, read the policies, pay your registration deposit, and you’re good to go.
Keep an eye on your inbox for September start-up details.
