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You can use this form to identify areas where your singers are having problems with a particular piece of music.
The front office at the schools often ask for a list of everyone coming onto campus, so having this list is helpful to hand them so singers can easily check themselves off when they arrive and it speeds up the check-in process. Schools also then have a record of who is on campus in case an emergency arises.
This is the lesson plan used when going into schools typically 1-2 weeks before the RHYTHM assembly. The goal of this session is to teach the students about the power of making music through the lens of activism to create social change.
This survey is shared with school Faculty, Staff, and Administrators after the RHYTHM assembly.
This workshop’s goal is to learn more about the experiences of the queer students on campus so that they can be uplifted during the whole-school assembly.
If you are planning to capture any photos or videos during the assembly, it’s important to have any students who will be involved (from the choir, GSA, or otherwise) submit a release form before the assembly so you can stage people accordingly to capture the magic and respect everyone’s comfort levels.
The following survey is offered to the students after the RHYTHM assembly.
This survey is ideally completed by all of the students who will be attending the assembly in a few weeks.
RHYTHM: Reaching Youth Through Music is the signature school engagement program of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus.
This is the guidebook of the flow for each assembly. Each script will look a little different depending on the various elements included for each school.
The carpool sign-up and dietary restrictions form are resources that help organize chorus members for the RHYTHM assembly.
One of the most powerful things we can do in the assembly is have our singers introduce themselves to show the diversity within our chorus - more specifically the diversity that you don’t just see physically. When the singers register for the season we collect some information about themselves to help us select as diverse a group as possible. During introductions the singers say their first name, pronouns, how long they’ve sung with our chorus, where they are originally from, and what they do for a living.
This story-sharing timeline offers a guide for how to plan and share singer stories that are specifically tailored to the partner school.
This will vary for every school and based on your own needs, but this list is a starting point of tech equipment that you may need for your in-school assembly.
Elder choruses are on the rise in the LGBTQIA+ Choral Movement. Founder of Sage Singers in Denver, CO, Judith Nelson shares her wisdom about this growing part of GALA Choruses.
These sample agreements can be used to create common ground and understanding for conversations and for communities.
