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Frequently Asked QuestionsHere is a list of frequently asked questions:
If you have any other questions, please contact our Membership Chair, Lynn. What kind of time commitment is involved as a member of the Toronto Accolades? Some rehearsal time should be set aside at home each week to learn and review chorus songs, but that time commitment needn’t be a heavy one, especially once you have learned the core chorus repertoire. Contact our Membership Chair, Lynn, if you are interested in making music with us! Do you have to know how to read music to join the Accolades?You do not need to be able to read music to join The Toronto Accolades, although it is beneficial if you can. Besides sheet music, each member also receives an audiotape and/or a digital recording from which she can learn her part for each song. What is Harmony, Inc.?
What does it mean when you call The Toronto Accolades a “learning chorus”?There are countless learning opportunities for enthusiastic singers in the chorus. Our director is an experienced barbershopper and quartet member who gives us the benefit of her experience in our weekly rehearsals. Coaches are also brought in to work with us on a regular basis. For those who wish to take advantage of them, additional opportunities for learning are available at an annual Area HELP Day which provides instruction and coaching on all facets of barbershop performing, and at Harmony Intensive Training School (HITS), an annual, summer, four-day intensive training program which provides an extensive faculty of vocal coaches, arrangers, presentation instructors, and other music educators. There are also educational opportunities at the annual Area Contest and Convention. (AC&C) and International Contest and Convention (IC&C).
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Weekly rehearsals are held on Thursdays from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., with a break of 4 weeks sometime during the summer months. In addition, we usually book half a dozen performances a year at charity events, seniors’ residences and community celebrations, which we encourage as many members as possible to participate in. Our annual Area Contest is held on the first weekend of May in either southern Ontario or western New York State. International Contest, if the chorus qualifies, is held on the second weekend of November. 
Founded in 1959, 
One of the thrills of being a Harmony member is the opportunity to participate in the yearly 
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