What do professional choral extras do?
- Sometimes known as “bumpers” or “ringers”, professional choral extras are trained singers who provide support, as necessary, to fill gaps in your choir
- Provide vocal weight/tone as required to allow a group to perform larger works (such as music by Mahler or Beethoven)
- Offer support for regular singers if the repertoire is not well-known by the choir
- Enable a concert to be viable if a section is weak (due to illness, for example), or if the group have been unable to learn the repertoire
What skills do professional choral extras bring?
- Secure vocal technique and ability to take the lead on a part as required
- Excellent sight-reading and the ability to pick up a score and read it accurately in the rehearsal on the day of the concert
- Different weights of voices, as dictated by particular repertoire
- The right personality to fit in with the group socially
- An understanding that the function of the choral extra is to support the choir to enable them to achieve their best sound, rather than dominating vocally and upsetting the blend
- An understanding and respect of the importance of concerts to the regular members of the choir and an appreciation of the hard work put in by the regular choir
- Encouragement and support to choir members, helping give them the confidence to perform to the best of their abilities
- Absolute professionalism at all times. Singers are punctual and pleasant to work with
- Flexibility and adaptability as required
What do professional choral extras do?
- Sometimes known as “bumpers” or “ringers”, professional choral extras are trained singers who provide support, as necessary, to fill gaps in your choir
- Provide vocal weight/tone as required to allow a group to perform larger works (such as music by Mahler or Beethoven)
- Offer support for regular singers if the repertoire is not well-known by the choir
- Enable a concert to be viable if a section is weak (due to illness, for example), or if the group have been unable to learn the repertoire
What skills do professional choral extras bring?
- Secure vocal technique and ability to take the lead on a part as required
- Excellent sight-reading and the ability to pick up a score and read it accurately in the rehearsal on the day of the concert
- Different weights of voices, as dictated by particular repertoire
- The right personality to fit in with the group socially
- An understanding that the function of the choral extra is to support the choir to enable them to achieve their best sound, rather than dominating vocally and upsetting the blend
- An understanding and respect of the importance of concerts to the regular members of the choir and an appreciation of the hard work put in by the regular choir
- Encouragement and support to choir members, helping give them the confidence to perform to the best of their abilities
- Absolute professionalism at all times. Singers are punctual and pleasant to work with
- Flexibility and adaptability as required
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