School choir application

Please note: this form should be filled out using a computer, laptop or tablet (not a phone).
School details
School*
If your school is not listed, or if your school has recently changed its name, please contact the website manager.
Postal address*
Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code
Courier delivery address*
- Yes
- No
Is the school courier delivery address the same as the postal address?
Courier address
Street Address Address Line 2 City ZIP / Postal Code
School telephone*
Principal's name*
First Last

If the appointment of a principal is pending, enter the details of the person acting in that capacity.
Principal's email address*

Contact Person details
The next entries relate to the person in your school who is the best person to be contacted about your school's overall involvement (choir and Representative Groups) in the Christchurch Schools' Music Festival. This is the person to whom we will send information that affects your participation. Quite often this will be the teacher responsible for the choir, but in some schools this may be your Principal, the Head of Music, a Head of Department, the Choir Manager, an Executive Officer, a person co-ordinating a number of schools or similar. It is important that this person is able to co-ordinate the Representative Group members as well as the choir, if you have one.
Contact person's name*
First Last
Contact email address*

Your contact person MUST have a valid email address - this could be the school office address if this is cleared daily.
After-hours telephone*
Another teacher?*
- Yes
- No
Is there another teacher (not choir teacher) who would benefit from receiving organisation details?
Second person's name*
First Last
Second person's email address*

Your second person MUST have a valid email address.

Choir Information
Please do not exaggerate the number of singers in your choir. Space is limited. Be aware that you will not be able to increase your choir number from the number advised in this Choir Registration. If you are a school that is new to the Festival please keep your number under 50, otherwise the maximum number is 100. We have the right to reduce your choir numbers if we have exceeded venue capacity. You will be required to finalise numbers and provide a list of children's names before the end of August. Also, please ensure that you have co-ordinated your selections for performance nights with other school activities as once allocations have been made it will not be possible to change them. If you have comments to guide us, please append them below.
Number in choir*
Please enter a number from 1 to 100.
Massed rehearsals: Please click on the text, and drag to re-order, so that your FIRST preference is at the TOP, your 2nd preference is next and so on. If you wish to provide a succinct reason as to why we should grant your first preference area rehearsal choice, please enter it below. [Keep it brief!]
Area Rehearsal preference
- Monday 9.45am, 8 September @ Avonhead School hall
- Monday 12.45pm, 8 September @ Avonhead School hall
- Tuesday 9.45am, 9 September @ Haeata Community College hall
- Tuesday 12.45pm, 9 September @ Haeata Community College hall
- Wednesday 9.45am, 10 September @ Haeata Community College hall
- Wednesday 12.45pm, 10 September @ Haeata Community College hall
Comment (if any)
Performance Nights: Please click on the text, and drag to re-order, so that your FIRST preference is at the TOP, your 2nd preference is next and so on. If you wish to provide a succinct reason as to why we should grant your first preference performance night choice or why we should not ever give you your fourth preference, please enter it below. [Keep it brief!]
Performance Night preference
- Tuesday, 4 November
- Wednesday, 5 November
- Thursday, 6 November
- Friday, 7 November
Comment (if any)

School commitments
Please check the box to the left of each of the following statements to indicate that the Principal and the Choir Teacher accept responsibility on behalf of the school for each of these commitments. A school must agree to all commitments before an application can be accepted. Your school cannot be part of the Music Festival unless you can make these commitments.
Commitments*
- We agree with and support the objectives of the Music Festival.
- We confirm that all members of our participating choir will be in Year 5 - 8 and that younger children will not be permitted to perform.
- We agree to teach our choir the songs selected for the massed choirs.
- We understand that, due to the copyright restrictions, we cannot make additional copies of the Festival Song Books or Accompaniment Books, and we cannot use the Festival-provided material (Books, Learning Tracks for songs) for any purpose other than rehearsing for the Festival. (More information available in our Copyright FAQs.)
- We confirm that our school has current OneMusic Schools Licence coverage for our roll. (More information available in our Copyright FAQs.)
- A representative of the school will attend the whole of the Teachers’ Demonstration Meeting at Avonhead School Hall on Wednesday, 7 May, 2025, 3.45pm - 5.00pm
- We confirm that the school will support the Festival Executive by providing qualified staff to exercise high-quality supervision of pupils at rehearsals and the performances, and will ensure that the standard of behaviour required by the Festival Executive is maintained by all of the school’s pupils who are involved.
Helping the Festival Executive
The Festival is a massive event - massively successful, and a mass of organisation. The Festival Executive is a group of teachers and principals who work each year to make it happen for the 4000 or so pupils who look forward to it as one of the highlights of their music-making each year. If you would like to assist by serving on the Festival Executive, or you know someone in your school who would be an asset to the Festival Executive, please enter details below.
Name
Contact information
Person making this application
Please identify who is making this application so that we can follow up any matters that may arise.
Name*
First Last
Email address*
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When you are sure that you have completed all appropriate fields, click the "Submit application" button below ONCE and then be patient...a new window will open to tell you that the application has been received.
Phone
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School application

Step 1 of 7 - School details

Please note: this form should be filled out using a computer, laptop or tablet (not a phone).

School details

Contact Person details

Choir Teacher details

Choir Information

Representative Group applications from your school

Application costs (GST inclusive)

School commitments

Helping the Festival Executive

Person making this application