Choir Clinic / Exchange
Taking into account the needs of each school, HKICF can arrange experienced choral experts from Hong Kong or overseas to provide one to two hours of professional coaching at your school. During the process, the experts will work with you to understand more about the formation and composition of your choir and based on the choir’s characteristics, provide tailor-made guidance. The clinic session can include observing the experts in coaching a choir to learn a new piece, so as to strengthen one’s vocal and conducting skills. Each participating school can receive a certificate from the choral experts.
Moreover, the choir clinic can also provide opportunities for inter-school choral exchange, which can enhance collaboration between schools, strengthen bonding between students and broaden their horizons. Schools can choose their own exchange partners, or leave it to HKICF to allocate one. The partnering schools will receive training from our conducting or vocal coach together. To ensure the quality of the exchange, each exchange session will only allow a maximum of two to three participating schools.
Go big, go together
- Bring fresh perspective to the choir
- Reinforce basic singing knowledge
- Better preparation for upcoming performance / competition
- Know new friends from other schools and sing together
List of Clinicians
Frequently Asked Questions
Choir Clinics/Exchanges will be available from December to March. Teachers will be asked their preferred month(s) for the workshops to be conducted when signing up. HKICF will follow up and ask for more specific details at a later time, such as specific dates, the length of the session, and the repertoire chosen by the school.
Payment will not be collected when signing up. Participating choirs will have to confirm the specific dates and length of the clinic session before the amount is determined. Payment for the clinic sessions are calculated by an hourly rate of $1500. Schools are recommended to sign up for 1.5 to 2-hour sessions to ensure enough time for the clinicians to work with the school. Schools are required to pay before the clinic session starts.
The payment for Choir Exchanges will be split between the exchange schools. Payment will not be collected when signing up. Participating choirs will have to confirm the specific dates and length of the exchange session before the amount is determined. The exchange sessions are calculated by an hourly rate of $1500, to be split between the exchange schools. Schools are recommended to sign up for the 2-hour sessions to ensure enough time for the clinicians to work with both schools. Schools are required to pay before the exchange session starts.
Schools are allowed to choose one other school to participate in the Choir Exchange with. If schools have no preference as to which school they would like to attend the workshop with, HKICF will arrange for two schools to group together for the Choir Exchange.
Each school is allowed to prepare up to two songs for the Choir Clinic/Exchange session.
Participating schools are allowed to reschedule their Choir Clinic/Exchange session if it cannot be held under any circumstance. HKICF will try to reschedule the sessions as best as possible, but no refund will be provided if a reschedule is not possible.
HKICF will not provide a refund under any circumstance.
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