Thank you for your interest in the San Diego Children's Choir.

Please note the information below applies to our Ensemble Choirs only. Review rates for Toddler Time here and Early Years here.

You can click the following for information on what is included in tuition and to the additional expenses you can expect.

See below for need-based scholarship information.

tuition rates SEASON 2024-2025*

Preparatory Choir: $495.00 semester (or $178.00 paid in three installments/semester)

Apprentice Choir: $565.00 semester (or $201.00 paid in three installments/semester)

Intermediate Choir: $650.00 semester (or $229.00 paid in three installments/semester)

Premier Choir: $890.00 semester (or $309.00 paid in three installments/semester)**

Chamber Choir: $890.00 semester (or $309.00 paid in three installments/semester)**

Premier with Chamber Choir Add On: $1,265 semester (or $434.00 paid in three installments/semester)

Youth Chorale: $795.00 semester (or $278.00 paid in three installments/semester)

*A $45.00 Annual Registration Fee is added to the first payment

**An additional Fall retreat fee is added on to the first Fall Semester payment ($305.00 for Premier Choir, and $200.00 for Chamber Choir)

Convenient Payment plans

Plan A: Fall Semester: Pay in full by September 5, 2024; Spring Semester: Pay in full by January 30, 2025

Plan B: Fall Semester: Three equal monthly payments due by September 5, 2024 and your card will be automatically charged on October 1 and November 1.
Spring Semester: Three equal monthly payments due by January 30, 2025 and your card will be automatically charged on March 1 and April 1.

Payments in this plan include a $12.50 fee per transaction

discounts

Early Bird Discount: Fall Semester: $25 off per chorister enrolled if register and pay in full (Plan A) by August 1, 2024. Spring Semester: $25 off per chorister enrolled if register and pay in full (Plan A) by December 10, 2024.

Sibling Discount: $50 off each sibling after the first enrolled. Applicable once per year. Use code SIBLING at Checkout. NOTE: At least two classes must be in your cart for the discount to apply.

Enroll a Friend/Waive your Registration Fee: If you refer a friend who registers and pays for the Fall or Spring semester, we will waive/refund your $45 registration fee

refund policy

Tuition and registration fees are non-refundable.

Parents should note that they are responsible for the entire tuition cost for the semester, even if the chorister resigns.

INCLUDED IN TUITION

  • Retreat fees (Intermediate, Premier, Chamber): $45–$305/retreat

  • SDCC tote bag

  • Music

  • A Young Singer’s Journey music literacy workbook (Intermediate & Premier only)

  • Weekly rehearsals with music directors

  • Performances with music director and accompanist

  • Small group vocal coaching (Premier and Chamber Choirs only)

ADDITIONAL EXPENSES

  • Non-refundable annual registration fee: $45

  • Concert tickets: $10–$45/concert

  • SDCC performance T-shirt (Casual uniform. Excludes Preparatory Choir): $10–15

  • Formal Performance Uniform (Excludes Preparatory Choir): $80–$240

  • Replacement Music if Lost: $25/missing binder

  • Late Payment Fee: $25 if payment sent 10 days after due date

  • Local/Regional Tour for Apprentice/Intermediate Choirs (optional): $35–$250

  • National/International Tour for Premier/Chamber Choirs (optional): $2,000–$5,000

scholarships

The San Diego Children's Choir maintains an extensive need-based financial aid policy. Full scholarships are awarded to all qualifying families in our Ensemble Program (grades 1-12). A financial aid application is required along with supporting financial documents. Use this application for the 2024-25 season. Applications are reviewed bi-annually by our Scholarship Review Committee. Financial aid is available for retreats, camps, and tours in addition to choir tuition. Please contact the Choir office at scholarship@sdcchoir.org to learn more.
 

Family Association

As a non-profit organization, the San Diego Children’s Choir depends daily upon the many parents, grandparents, and other family members, who volunteer to support the Choir. Volunteers provide an array of services and activities each year, including chaperoning performances. Each family is asked to volunteer a minimum of 5 hours per year.

Our Family Association, the volunteer arm of the Choir, provides a variety of extracurricular activities and resources for singers and families, including opportunities for singers to raise money for individual chorister mini-tour/tour accounts and general fundraisers to support tour activities and family events. They also organize an annual open house for parent orientation and the sale of used uniforms.