choir school

5.2

A school where children learn to sing for church services and study normal school subjects

noun
/kwaɪər skuːl/

: escuela de canto

The choir school provides both musical and academic education for its students.

Examples

Many famous singers began their training at a choir school.
He attended a choir school attached to the city's main cathedral.
The children attend a choir school in the city.
Many famous singers started their training at a choir school.
The boys at the choir school practiced their singing every afternoon to prepare for the upcoming concert.
Attending a choir school helped her develop both her musical skills and her confidence in performing.
Many children dream of joining a prestigious choir school where they can learn to sing beautifully.

Synonyms

schola cantorum

vschoir school

Specialized

9.9

A school for boys who sing in a large church and learn normal subjects

is for children of any gender rather than only boys

How Musical

conservatory

19 5.8

choir school

5.2

music school

8 2.1

school

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

choir school singular

choir schools plural

Morphology

choir + school

The meaning is directly compositional: 'choir' (a group of singers) + 'school' (an educational institution) yields a school for singers. This straightforward compound follows a common cross-linguistic pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

The noun choir school comes from real schools where children lived and learned to sing for the church. The word choir means a group that sings and school is a place for lessons, so choir school simply means 'a school that trains children to sing in a choir'.