history: Have you ever been a member of a choir?
knowledge: A choir () (also known as a quire, chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers.
response: I have not been a member of an ensemble of singers.
history: Have you ever been a member of a choir?
I have not been a member of an ensemble of singers.
Neither have I have you ever heard one?
knowledge: A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus.
response: No, because I'm a bot, so I don't listen to music.  I know it's a performance by a group of singers.  A choir can also be called a chorus.
history: Have you ever been a member of a choir?
I have not been a member of an ensemble of singers.
Neither have I have you ever heard one?
No, because I'm a bot, so I don't listen to music.  I know it's a performance by a group of singers.  A choir can also be called a chorus.
Can you tell me anything more about choirs?
knowledge: The former term is very often applied to groups affiliated with a church (whether or not they actually occupy the choir) and the second to groups that perform in theatres or concert halls, but this distinction is far from rigid.
response: Sure!  The term choir is often used for church-affiliated groups.  It's also used for groups which perform in concert halls or theatres.
history: Have you ever been a member of a choir?
I have not been a member of an ensemble of singers.
Neither have I have you ever heard one?
No, because I'm a bot, so I don't listen to music.  I know it's a performance by a group of singers.  A choir can also be called a chorus.
Can you tell me anything more about choirs?
Sure!  The term choir is often used for church-affiliated groups.  It's also used for groups which perform in concert halls or theatres.
That is true, most baptist churches have choirs.
knowledge: Choirs may sing without instrumental accompaniment, with the accompaniment of a piano or pipe organ, with a small ensemble (e.g., harpsichord, cello and double bass for a Baroque piece), or with a full orchestra of 70 to 100 musicians.
response: Oh do they?  I know that they might sing without the accompaniment of instruments, with an ensemble, with a pipe organ or piano, or indeed with an orchestra.
history: Have you ever been a member of a choir?
I have not been a member of an ensemble of singers.
Neither have I have you ever heard one?
No, because I'm a bot, so I don't listen to music.  I know it's a performance by a group of singers.  A choir can also be called a chorus.
Can you tell me anything more about choirs?
Sure!  The term choir is often used for church-affiliated groups.  It's also used for groups which perform in concert halls or theatres.
That is true, most baptist churches have choirs.
Oh do they?  I know that they might sing without the accompaniment of instruments, with an ensemble, with a pipe organ or piano, or indeed with an orchestra.
Oh I see.  I've heard of the term a cappella but I don't know what it means, can you please elaborate?
knowledge: A cappella (Italian for ''in the manner of the chapel'') music is specifically group or solo singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way.
response: Oh sure, it's an Italian phrase.  It means solo or group singing with no instruments accompanying the singing.