• Open your mouth to sing!
    When the song ends, END IT. Watch for the cutoff.
    Count the rests - all of them!
    Not too loud, not too soft! Blend with the choir.
    Watch your director.
    Keep your music in order.
    Check your posture - face forward, not straining up or down.
    Listen to your neighbours, not just yourself.
    Learn some music terms.
    Keep hydrated. Room-temperature water is best.
    Follow your director.Silence your phone!
    Stay home when you’re sick.
    Read the Tips for Singers pages - lots of good info there!
    Engage your audience.
    Smile when you sing!
    Learn your range and your change.
    Short syllables add punch. Long syllables add smoothness.
    Practise your music - any time, anywhere!
    Arrive early to a show.
    Sing with confidence, not just volume.
    Eat healthy. Not too much, not too little.
    Turn your pages early.

About Us

The Silver Chord Choir is the community seniors’ choir in the City of Port Coquitlam. It was started in 1968 as a fun way for seniors who enjoy singing to get together, make music and above all, have fun doing it. Now, 58 years later, we have almost forty members, most of whom turn out to regular rehearsals and performances. Our members range from 50 to over 90 years old!

We meet every Monday (except statutory holidays) to practise and twice monthly we go out to various seniors’ care facilities to sing out and share our love of music with them.

We’re a non-auditioned choir; no musical expertise is expected, just a love of singing and a willingness to participate. If you’d like more information, please use our contact form.

You must be a member in good standing of the Wilson Centre (more info here). There’s also a choir membership fee of $22.00 per year, payable in September.

The Silver Chord Choir is honoured to live, work and entertain on the kʷikʷəƛ ̓ əm (kwee-KWET-lum) traditional and ancestral lands, including the Coast Salish, Kwantlen, Whonnock and Katzie people.

 

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