BRATTLEBORO — St. Michael's Episcopal Church is starting a free after-school choral training program for children ages 7-11. The program will meet on Tuesdays from 3:45 to 4:45 p.m., starting March 4, in the rehearsal room at St. Michael's Church, at the corner of Bradley Avenue and Putney Road.
The Choir School, led by Susan Dedell, is open to all children regardless of religious affiliation or musical ability. The singers will learn posture and breathing, tone quality and intonation, and notation basics for both pitch and rhythm.
The children will sing spiritual music from a variety of sources and traditions. Material is drawn from contemporary and world music and the classical repertoire.
The St. Michael's Choir school offers children a nurturing and motivational singing experience. The ability to read music is not required - just the desire to sing and learn.