Core Values

We believe in:

Equity

• Making it possible for all girls to join regardless of socioeconomic status by providing a sliding scale tuition as well as additional need-based scholarship
• Finding a place for every girl at every skill level
• Providing equal opportunities for all regardless of race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background

Girls-only Education

• Meeting the social, emotional, intellectual, and artistic needs of girls
• Nurturing leadership skills in every girl

Artistic Excellence

• Transforming the lives of girls through the power and beauty of choral singing
• Performing music at the highest level of each choir’s potential

Music Education

• Providing a sequential Kodaly-based curriculum focusing on ear training and literacy
• Cultivating a girl-friendly learning environment which enables each girl to reach her highest potential

Community

• Facilitating the creation of a safe community of mutual respect and encouragement within each choir by adhering to the Honor Code created by senior choristers, staff and board
• Reaching out to the community of Pittsburgh, our state, country and the world through concerts, other events and social interactions

Collaboration

• Supporting girls as they work to create something more beautiful together than any one of them can create on her own
• Collaborating with other youth programs and professional artists in Pittsburgh

Mentorship

• Older girls mentor younger girls modeling healthy relationships and discipline
• Giving older choristers responsibility for helping to execute the Honor Code

Service

• Teaching choristers that performance is not about self-glorification, but an act of service to audiences
• Performing annually for several Senior Care facilities