BEGINNERS' CHOIR

BEGINNERS' CHOIR is mainly for kids in lower elementary school or the last year of preschool. The participants do not need to have sung in a choir before. The track suits those who like to sing and have fun together with others.

PARTICIPANTS

Age: ca 6–9 years

Choir experience: Little to none

Sheet music reading: No knowledge

Participation fee: 250 SEK/participant

TRACK INFO

The track starts as early as Friday June 16 and ends with Beginners in Concert on Sunday June 18 around noon.

Participates in the following concerts:

Beginners in Concert – Sunday June 18, around noon

Preparations:

No preparations required.

APPLICATION PERIOD

Application period 1

9 November – 13 December 2022
Admission notice will be sent no later than January 24, 2023

Application period 2

14 December – 8 February 2023
Admission notice will be sent no later than February 28, 2023

Late application/Remaining slots
Late application is open 15 February – 13 April 2023

Admission notice will be sent no later than April 21, 2023

APPLICATION INFO

It is important that you read through our APPLICATION INFO before submitting your application. There you can read about how the application process works, what applies in case of cancellation, accommodation, and more. You can also get a better track overview in our track pyramid.

The BEGINNERS' tracks have a special camp, adapted for our very youngest participants. The track starts, among other things, a day earlier than the other tracks and starts as early as Friday 16 June.

SCHEDULE FOR BEGINNERS

June 16 about 08-12.00

June 17 around 09-12.00

June 18 around 09-13.00

NB! All dates and times at Side by Side are based on the 24-hour clock and CEST (Central European Summer Time).

ADULTS

Adults accompanying their children to a BEGINNERS' track do not need to book a Side by Side camp slot, only the children need to be booked in and paid for. NB! The exception to this is if you, as an adult, book accommodation with us, then you need to book a camp slot for yourself as well as accommodation.

If you are an adult with charges participating in the BEGINNERS' tracks you need to drop off and pick up the children every day and must at a minimum be there at the beginning of the first rehearsal and the end of the last rehearsal every day.

We wish you adults to leave the room when the rehearsals have started. Only if your child has special needs and therefore needs your presence can you remain in the classroom during the rehearsal. However, you need to remain nearby, a maximum of 20 minutes away, in case your children need you urgently.

MEALS AND MATERIALS

The BEGINNERS' tracks do not include lunch. Fruit is included in the breaks.

The child's booking includes teaching for 3 half days as well as a shirt and a welcome bag with a water bottle and stickers.

No sheet music is needed for BEGINNERS'.

Bring your own instrument in a case marked with your name.

CONCERTS

BEGINNERS' tracks will be performed at Side by Side: Beginners in Concert on June 18 at approximately 12.00 (12 pm). More information about tickets will come later.

You have the opportunity to book free tickets to Side by Side: Festival Concert at Scandinavium on June 20 at about 15.00 (3 pm) via a link that you will receive later.

At Side by Side: Festival Concert, it is the other tracks from the camp that take center stage, but we would love to see the children from the BEGINNERS' tracks join in, be inspired, sing along in sing-alongs and be motivated to continue playing and singing in the future.

Child under 13 years with adult

Adult non-playing/-singing

Please read our APPLICATION INFO before you apply.

SUBMIT APPLICATION

Leaders
Måns Ottosson
Maria Caskie

Måns and Maria work at City School of the Arts in Gothenburg and are also experienced freelance musicians and / -singers. They specialize in teaching song and music to the youngest children and focus a lot on engaging the participants with fun and rhythmic exercises.