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  • About
  • Choirs
  • Our Conductor
  • Join EYC
    • Register
    • Online Payment
  • Performances
    • Calendar
  • Donate
  • Elgin Master Chorale
  • Choir Members
  • Contact

About the Choirs

Mission Statement & Standards of Excellence

Mission Statement: 
​The Elgin Youth Choir is dedicated to fostering the love of music through the pursuit of excellence through individual and ensemble discipline, teamwork, collaboration, self-expression, self-confidence, and an ever-growing understanding of oneself and the impact one can have within the ensemble, school, community, and family environments.  “We teach life through song.” ​
EYC Standards of Excellence:
The Elgin Youth Choir is structured around creating a strong foundation for music education and providing excellent vocal training within rehearsals and performances.  The experience and education our young singers receive will include, but is not limited to:
  • proper vocal technique
  • music literacy and sight reading
  • development/refinement of aural skills
  • individual awareness
  • ensemble awareness
  • musical expression
  • exposure to quality repertoire
  • vowel formation and diction
  • respect for music, oneself, and others
  • cooperation and collaboration
  • self-discipline
  • self-confidence
  • performance etiquette and stage presence
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In-Residence Ensemble at Elgin Community College
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