AHH! Chorus is more than just an a cappella ensemble, it is a family. We love getting together each week, and sharing friendships as well as great music.
If you love to sing and perform, you're invited to visit AHH! Chorus and sing with us. You'll have the opportunity to hear us perform four-part, a cappella harmony, and you'll be invited to join us on the risers to experience the music, friendship and fun for which AHH! Chorus is known!
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St. Patrick's Episcopal Church* (walk outside to the hall behind sanctuary)
1 Church Rd *no religious affiliation
Thousand Oaks, CA 91362 MAP There are so many reasons to join - here are just a few from our members! * I have a real passion for singing! * I love to perform and I really missed it before I joined the chorus!! * I do it for me... I can leave my job, dishes, laundry, family at the door and for 3 hours I can do something that just lifts me up and puts a melody in my heart! * I love singing with other singers who want to improve and who encourage and help each other to be better singers. * I love the friendships and sisterhood with the members of our chorus. YOU!! Come and discover the Real Women, Real Harmony, Real FUN of AHH! Chorus!! Bring a friend, a sister, a daughter, your Mom!! We welcome female singers of all ages and request that youth singers (under 18 years) be accompanied by an adult sponsor.
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Women of all ages are invited to join in the fun. Reading music is not a requirement, but love of harmony is! For more information, please contact us.
If you're a woman who loves to sing, we'd love to meet you! We have members from the San Fernando Valley, Thousand Oaks, Westlake Village, Newbury Park, Simi Valley, Moorpark, Camarillo, and of course, Agoura Hills. We even have members who drive from Goleta and Malibu!
This is music for all women ~ from high soprano to low contralto / male tenor ranges ~ Barbershop harmony spans the entire vocal range. There are four parts represented.
The tenor part is traditionally sung by women with a high, lyric soprano range. Unlike SATB or SSAA arrangements, the highest voice part in barbershop harmony does not carry the melody -- it is a harmony part, and so it must be sung lightly, with a lyric quality. The lead part is the melody line, and it is sung best by women with a mezzo soprano range. The next lowest harmony part is called baritone, and it is sung by either altos or mezzo-sopranos. Then, unique to the barbershop style, there is a bass part. Women with low voices -- women who sing men's tenor, men's baritone or have contralto ranges -- sing the bass part.
Because the vocal range is so diverse, the style of music invites all women to join. There are no solo voices required, and in fact, the soloist will usually not blend with the other voices. Barbershop harmony is perfect for the average to above-average singer with a straight tone quality who longs for an ensemble role where she can sing, dance and perform.
For more about Barbershop: What is Barbershop
To quote one of our members, "It's the love of singing that brought me to AHH! Chorus. It's the enthusiasm, fun and lasting friendships that keep me returning week after week. I love it!"
Visit us and find out for yourself!
