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 > For non-weekly attendance in the run-up to a contest > For non-weekly attendance in the run-up to a contest
 > **Weekend coaching sessions** > **Weekend coaching sessions**
-> Monthly fee of £#@fee_outbac@#, then pay £#@fee_outbac_coaching@# for each coaching day+> £#@fee_outbac@# monthly fee (scheduled to rise to £10 in January 2025) 
 +> £#@fee_outbac_coaching@# for each coaching day
  
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   * embody the song’s story through visual **performance**   * embody the song’s story through visual **performance**
  
-Once you've registered below, you can come to the learning day on the first weekend rehearsal where we'll do some **initial voice checks**((If you prefer, you can also arrange a time to audition with our director outside the weekend sessions.)). We check memorisation, independence, and performance in the latter half of the season by having section leaders listen to a singer while they are singing with the chorus, by doing rolling quartets on the contest songs, where only one person from each part is singing for a few bars before the next takes over, and observing the chorus performance in rehearsals. Each singer intending to sing in contest should be signed off by the music team two months before the performance date.+Once you've registered below, you can come to the learning day on the first weekend rehearsal where we'll do some **initial voice checks**((If you prefer, you can also arrange a time to audition with our director outside the weekend sessions.)). We check **memorisation**, **independence**, and **performance** in the latter half of the season by having section leaders listen to a singer while they are singing with the chorus, by doing rolling quartets on the contest songs, where only one person from each part is singing for a few bars before the next takes over, and observing the chorus performance in rehearsals. Each singer intending to sing in contest should be signed off by the music team two months before the performance date.
  
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   * **attend at least half of the weekend coaching sessions** for the contest season((If this will be impossible for a singer who would otherwise meet our standard for the performance, the musical director may decide to reduce this.))   * **attend at least half of the weekend coaching sessions** for the contest season((If this will be impossible for a singer who would otherwise meet our standard for the performance, the musical director may decide to reduce this.))
  
-===== Paying for membership =====+===== Costs =====
  
 There’s a monthly membership fee (currently **£#@fee_outbac@# per month**) for OutBAC singers, as many expenses are still the same as for our weekly singers (music licences, administration, etc.), and a fee of **£#@fee_outbac_coaching@# for each weekend day**((This may change from year to year to reflect the number of sessions planned, so OutBAC doesn't cost more than being a full singing member.)), as these sessions are our most expensive to run, with coaching and venue costs. There’s a monthly membership fee (currently **£#@fee_outbac@# per month**) for OutBAC singers, as many expenses are still the same as for our weekly singers (music licences, administration, etc.), and a fee of **£#@fee_outbac_coaching@# for each weekend day**((This may change from year to year to reflect the number of sessions planned, so OutBAC doesn't cost more than being a full singing member.)), as these sessions are our most expensive to run, with coaching and venue costs.
  
-The other main costs are the same as for our weekly singers: a wardrobe deposit of around £10 will be charged when your stage gear is issued, and returned when it comes back; the costs of attending contest such as transport and accommodation will be shared by all competing singers.+For this year's session, we'll be travelling to contests in both Bournemouth and Helsingborg, Sweden, to represent the UK at international contest. That means the costs of transport and accommodation will be higher than usual, possibly around **£800 for Sweden**, and **£3-400 for Bournemouth**. To try to bring this down, we'll be **fundraising** as a chorus, and funds raised after paying for coaching and targeted support will be split equally between all OutBAC and weekly members. If you feel you can afford the trips without this help, you could also decline your share or take a smaller percentage, to increase the amount available to those who need the funds more. We'll also be operating an **instalment plan**, so you can pay £100 per month into our savings account to save for the trips.
  
 ===== What you'll need to provide ===== ===== What you'll need to provide =====
  
-In addition to water in rehearsals and a copy of the music (you can print the PDF from our web site or use a tablet in rehearsals, as long as you can mark changes on it), you will need to provide part of the uniform. At the moment this is still being finalised.+In addition to water in rehearsals and a copy of the music (you can print the PDF from our web site or use a tablet in rehearsals, as long as you can mark changes on it), you will need to provide some parts of the stage costume; this is still being finalised and more information will be given after joining.
  
 ===== Past OutBAC seasons ===== ===== Past OutBAC seasons =====

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