Choral scholar facts for kids

A choral scholar is a student who gets a special award called a scholarship. This scholarship helps them with their studies at a university or a private school. In return, they sing in the school or university's choir.

What is a Choral Scholar?

A choral scholar is like a student musician. They receive financial help for their education. This help is given because they have a talent for singing. They become an important part of the choir. This is very common in the UK. Many schools linked to cathedrals have these scholars. The choir they sing in is often the cathedral choir itself.

Where Do Choral Scholars Sing?

Many famous universities in the UK have choral scholars. For example, at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, many colleges have well-known choirs. These choirs often perform in beautiful chapels. Choral scholars are a key part of these musical groups.

Choral Scholars on a Gap Year

Sometimes, the term "choral scholar" is also used for students taking a gap year. A gap year is a break between finishing school and starting university. During this year, they sing for a cathedral choir. They usually have the same duties as the choir's lay clerks. Lay clerks are adult singers who are paid to sing in the choir. If the cathedral is connected to a cathedral school, the scholarship might also involve working part-time or full-time at that school. This gives them valuable experience.

See also

• Choir of Christ Church, Oxford
• Choir of Clare College, Cambridge
• Choir of Emmanuel College, Cambridge
• Choir of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
• Choir of King's College, Cambridge
• Choir of King's College London
• Choir of Magdalen College, Oxford
• Choir of New College, Oxford
• Choir of St John's College, Cambridge
• Choir of St Peter's College, Oxford
• Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge
• Choir of Worcester College, Oxford
• Peterhouse Chapel Choir, Cambridge
• St Catherine's College Choir, Cambridge
• Trinity College Chapel Choir, University of Toronto
• University of Exeter Chapel Choir