Markham Children's Choir
Starting in 2024, the Markham Center is thrilled to announce its first-ever children’s choir program!
Our Vision
Markham Children’s Choir is committed to developing and expanding the artistic talents, nurturing personal growth, and creating a sense of community and belonging among the children by offering rich musical education and performance opportunities.
OUR MISSION
Markham Children’s Choir strives to:
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Enhance musical literacy. Develop the children’s ability to read music, perform and appreciate music
Promote self-awareness.
Allow children to understand their strengths and talents; and eventually build up confidence and leadership
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Practice social skills.
Foster the children’s skills and attitude to respect one another, work together as a group, share and learn the value of sympathy
Enhance cultural literacy. Develop cultural awareness by implementing a multi-cultural music curriculum.
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Our Values
Growth – We care about the singers and their holistic development, and believe that music is one of the important means to promote holistic growth.
Musical Integrity – We strive to inspire our singers to adhere to artistic values, staying true to themselves and musicianship through intentional practice and performance.
Creativity – We seek to challenge the singers’ Musical Selves and support them to explore their new identities, new selves, new voices and new ways to present choral music.
Collaboration – We work hard to build a safe, connected and collaborative environment and relationships to promote the singers’ confidence to test out their abilities and leadership and to venture into new territories.
Diversity – Markham and the York Region is very diverse and we strive to be inclusive by embracing the cultural and musical diversities of our collective community and empowering our singers with cultural literacies.
Statement of Equal Access to Music Education
We strive towards becoming an equitable community and fostering an environment where children can joyfully learn and be challenged to music. However, the Markham Children’s Choir does not always have the staff training and infrastructure to deliver quality experiences for children requiring accommodations out of the scope of our typical programming. If your child has any unique learning, behavioral, emotional or accessibility needs, please contact our staff prior to your assessment.