SPRING REGISTRATION OPENING SOON!

Registration for our East Bay Prep Chorus Classes will be open from December 1st, 2025, to January 15th, 2026! The following two classes, which take place at our Emeryville campus, are open to new singers for the Spring 2026 semester:

• Mondays from 4:15 - 5:00pm

• Mondays from 5:15 - 6:00pm

These classes are open to singers ages 4-6 years old and don’t require any prerequisite or audition to join. The Spring semester in Prep Chorus takes place from January 26 - May 11, 2026. Tuition is $910. To get started, fill out our interest form below:

Registration for the Spring semester in Prep Chorus is a two-step process! Start by filling out the interest form, which should take 1-2 minutes. This helps us get to know you before registering. Then, when registration opens, we’ll email you a link to sign up and secure your spot. This second step will take around 20 minutes to complete. You need to fill out the interest form above before receiving your link to sign up for the program.

To learn more about Prep Chorus, Click Here.

We are not opening Spring registration for any other classes or sections this year. Tuition Assistance is not available for the Spring semester.

REGISTER FOR FALL 2026

We are excited to welcome new singers for the 2026-27 school year at SFGC! Please note that registration for the 2025-26 school year is closed. To learn more about our program, visit our Program Overview page. To learn how to register for the 2026-27 school year, read on:

STEP 1: Fill out the Interest Form

Start the registration process by filling out the Interest Form. In the form, you’ll let us know what campus you’re interested in, a little bit about your singer’s background, and ask any questions you have about the program. After submitting the form, an SFGC staff member will be in touch within 1-2 business days to answer your questions and send you the most up-to-date information about the program.

CLICK HERE TO BEGIN!

STEP 2: Complete a Singing Placement

After submitting an Interest Form, we’ll email you a link to sign up for a Singing Placement. We host these meetings to get to know each singer and ensure they are placed in the correct ensemble based on their age and skill level. Placements are for singers who will be between the ages of 6-14 by September 30th. Singers ages 4-5 should join our Prep Chorus, which doesn’t require a Placement!

We will offer Singing Placements for the 2026-27 school year from March - May 2026. Details about last year’s placement process are available HERE. Placement sign-ups are not yet available – more information about this year’s placements will be available soon.

STEP 3: Apply for Tuition Assistance (Optional)

SFGC is proud to offer tuition assistance for our regular school-year programming, made possible by the Elizabeth Avakian Scholarship Fund. Our Tuition Assistance Application for the 2026-27 school year will be open from March - April 2026. When the application opens, we’ll send the link to apply to everyone who has submitted an Interest Form. For more information about the Tuition Assistance application process, visit our Tuition Assistance page.

STEP 4: Submit the Registration Form

Once your singer has been placed in an ensemble (and you’ve submitted a Tuition Assistance Application if needed), we’ll email you a link to register for our program. You’ll find out which ensemble you’re invited to join at that time. The Registration Form opens in May 2026. You’ll make a tuition payment upon submitting the form. For more information about tuition, visit our Tuition page.

The deadline to submit the registration form for Training Chorus and above will be in June 2026. Prep Chorus registration will remain open through August 2026. Space is limited in our classes, so make sure that you fill out this form sooner rather than later to secure your spot! Registration for all of our ensembles is first come, first serve.

STEP 5: Complete Your Registration Package

After submitting the Registration Form, you are almost ready to sing with us! Before the start of the school year, we may ask you to fill out additional form(s) to complete your registration package. These are generally quick and easy housekeeping items to make sure you and your chorister are ready for the start of the year.

Singers in Level II and above are required to attend SFGC Summer Music Camp and must complete a Camp Form to finalize their registration package. The Camp Form for Summer 2026 will be shared with registered families in June 2026 and must be completed by July 2026. Camp activities generally take place from the last week of July through the first week of August. For more information about the experience of Summer Music Camp, please visit our Summer Programs page.

We can’t wait to sing with you!

RETURNING SINGERS

Once you’re registered for our program, you won’t need to fill out an Interest Form or complete another Singing Placement. At the end of the school year, our faculty meet to determine whether each singer will advance to the next ensemble or spend another year in their current ensemble. This includes current Prep Chorus singers, who move up to Training Chorus by director recommendation and do not need to complete a Singing Placement. Promotion decisions will be released in May 2026.

Returning families still need to complete a Tuition Assistance Application (if needed) and submit the Registration Form, as well as other forms as applicable. Priority is not given to returning families when registering – our ensembles are all first come, first serve!

If you have previously exited from the chorus and would like to rejoin us, SFGC does require your singer to complete another Placement. This allows us to reassess their skill set and musical readiness in order to place them in an ensemble that best fits their current needs. If you are rejoining us after a period of time away, please submit an Interest Form.