Local Youth Choir for Child Who Likes to Sing?

This might be too far as well, but I'd like to share our daughter's choir, Sorella at Pacific Boy Choir Academy. https://www.pacificboychoir.org/sorella-girls-choir/ It's a very sweet group of girls, and the teacher, Ms. Rita Lily is incredibly talented, dedicated, warm, and kind. For younger girls, they have a group called Sorellina. We did a private voice lesson for a short while but switched to a choir because of the social and emotional benefits of being in a choir. Sorella and Sorellina are small in size, so girls get a lot of individualized attention, vocal training, and music instruction. In one year of being with the choir, our child's musicianship has improved by leaps and bounds and made wonderful friends. I cannot believe how genuinely sweet, kind, caring, and welcoming these girls are. Some families come from Berkeley. I wonder if carpooling would be an option for you. 

Kairos Youth Choir meets at Epworth church in north berkeley and welcomes 7 year olds. We did several seasons with them and the program is warm and welcoming to all. 

Hi, there! There's a wonderful youth choir called Young Musician's Chorus https://www.ymchorus.org/. They meet in Albany at St. Alban's church on Saturday mornings during the school year. They teach sight-singing, and have several age/technical level groups. I highly recommend them as a fun and welcoming outfit.

My daughter just finished a season with the Young Musicians Chorus and she loved it! She just turned 7 in March, and was among the youngest participants. The chorus practices in Saturday mornings in Albany from 9:30-10:30. The instructor, Betsy, is full of energy and enthusiasm and really lets the kids express themselves. I appreciate that they meet only once a week and that it is on the weekend so it doesn’t conflict with many other activities. They will start up again in the fall. 
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I would suggest to check out Kairos Youth Choir. They rehearse in Berkeley at Epworth Church on Hopkins on Tuesdays and Thursdays. My kids had great time there. In addition to traditional choral performances, they do musicals as well and go on tours. https://www.kairosmusicacademy.org/

Kairos Youth Choir!  Meets in North Berkeley (Epworth church on Hopkins), so it'll be close for you. We like it so much we come from East Oakland! Lovely community, great leadership.  Ours is 8 years old, and we're having a great experience with them. https://www.kairosmusicacademy.org/

Here are a couple suggestions which would be much closer to your location. 

https://www.kairosmusicacademy.org/ (north Berkeley)

https://www.ymchorus.org/ (Albany)

My child participated in both of these choirs over the years and became a skillful singer, as well as meeting many nice kids and having fun. 

Kairos! https://www.kairosmusicacademy.org/ My son spent several very happy years singing with Kairos. They are a very welcoming and inclusive community. They sing everything from folk to classical and have a few performances each year, including a musical each spring. It is fairly mellow for the younger kids and gets more intense for the older ones. Check them out!

Our daughter has been in the Young Musician's Chorus https://www.ymchorus.org/ in Albany for a year and loves it. They meet on Saturday mornings and preform a few times a year. The music is interesting and the whole vibe is high energy, fun, and very welcoming. 

The best place for high quality singing is the Young Musicians Chorus--hands down the most fun (and musically sophisticated) group out there. They rehearse in Albany on Saturdays, and invariably do interesting music that the kids love! https://www.ymchorus.org/

We live in El Cerrito too, and I highly, highly recommend the Young Musicians Chorus run by experienced, caring, musical and fun! director Betsy Marvit: https://www.ymchorus.org/about-ymc. It's held at St. Albans Church 1501 Washington Ave. in Albany. My 11 year old will be starting her third year with YMC next month,  and my 19 year old Cal student learned a lot from Betsy when he was in the chorus at around the same age. 

My daughter has been singing with the Youth Musician’s Chorus for one year now (in the beginner level) and can’t wait for the fall semester to start again in September. The director Betsy is wonderful at engaging the children, and I’m amazed how much they grow musically over each semester. YMC meets every Saturday in Albany at St. Albans Church. 

Hi Parents, my children both participated in the Young Musician’s Chorus, run by Betsy Marvit out of St. Albans Church in Albany. The age/levels meet Saturday morning and early afternoon, it was an amazing experience for both of my kids, one who “likes to sing,” and one who could sing at quite a high level. They still love to sing today.  https://www.ymchorus.org/

Hi.  I highly recommend the Young Musicians Chorus at Albany.  My daughter has joined the Chorus for 4 years and her singing skill has improved significantly.  They practice once every Saturday morning, and hold a concert at the end of each semester (Fall, Spring).  The atmosphere in this group is fun and supportive.  Betsy, the artistic director, respect the kids opinions and encourage them to do their best.  The choice of music is also well balance.  The younger group (A Musicum)'s repertoire will alway have at least one fun and upbeat song, another piece in a different language, and they will sing in parts.  The older group (B Musicum) will have more challenging pieces in various languages.  They will even explore different signing tones, learns to read the music, and has the opportunity to preform outside of the practice.  

I feel some of the chorus focus more on their business than the kids: The tuition fee is a lot higher and has mandatory practice multiple times a week.  They hold multiple concerts per semester, often requires the parents to sell tickets, and for sure charges tickets for the parents and anyone who wish to see the performances.  The parents are often requires to volunteer, and are require to purchase uniform every year.  This type of chorus is not for every income family, who many not have the time and financial capability for it, on top of what they already contributed to support the public school.  

The Young Musician's Chorus has none of these fuzz and money making strategies.  The practice is at the weekend so it does not require a working parent to leave work early and shuttle the children.  The concert is always free for anyone who wish to attend and support the children.  The parents are encourage to help but it is never mandatory.  During the concert, the kids wear their own white top and black bottom clothes.  The chorus provides bright color scarfs and other accessories for the children to add on top of their basic outfit, so there is a sense of uniformity while allow the kids to express themselves at the same time.  These props get to reuse every year - very environmentally conscious and Berkeley... 

I understand my post is less about the singing but more about the Chorus operation method.  But I believe how a chorus operate reflects who they put in the priority.  The Young Musicians Chorus certainly puts the children and parents in priority, and makes it as accessible as possible for any children who love music and wish to learn.   The passion is there and the children is the one that benefit from it.  This is an award wining chorus, so your child will learn a lot and have fun!  I highly recommend you support this type of chorus and send your children to the Young Musicians Chorus.