Spring '27 Community Guidelines & Waiver

LANDLIGHTS Community Choir

Community Guidelines & Waiver

Last Updated: Oct. 27, 2026

LANDLIGHTS Community Choir
Community Guidelines

Welcome to LANDLIGHTS Community Choir! We are a joyful group of adults who enjoy singing together for ourselves, our friends, and the community. We meet only once a week, so it is important to make each 105-minute rehearsal as productive and positive as possible. We ask that you keep the following guidelines* in mind:

Core Values:

This Community Choir is a volunteer, social, leisure activity and is meant to be fun for everyone!
Everyone has a voice and should be encouraged to sing!
The “Community” aspect of our community choir is just as important as the “Choir” part.

Attendance

Attendance is not mandatory, and it is understandable that conflicting schedule demands can pop up. Please keep in mind, however, that singing in a choir is a commitment to yourself, the director, and to the other members of the choir. Your voice is an important part of this choir. Try to make it as often as you can. If you are sick, however, please stay home! You’ll have access to rehearsal recordings and practice tracks so you can stay on top of the music whenever you miss a session.

Rehearsal Time

Please be on time! We start right at 7:30 p.m., but the room opens at 7:00 p.m.! Please leave extra time to park and check in and get settled. Work and traffic can make this difficult, but try to plan ahead! We will always end at 9:15 p.m. (as promptly as possible!), and there will always be a break!

Practicing on Your Own

Try to listen to the songs on your own to become familiar with them. You will also be encouraged to listen to, and practice with, the audio learning and singing files on Dropbox. These will help you practice between rehearsals, making our rehearsal time more productive.

Talking During Rehearsal

Our choir is an amazing community of friends. Friends love to talk and catch up - but please save these discussions for before/after rehearsal and during breaks. Talking during rehearsals is disruptive and can be rude to your fellow singers. It also forces the conductor to either talk over you or wait until you’re quiet, slowing down rehearsal. Please try to save your socializing for the breaks!

Be Positive

Whether you’re an experienced choir member or are doing this for the first time, we’re all at different levels of expertise and it can be a challenge to make it a rewarding experience for all members. Even if certain songs aren't your favorites, they may be someone else’s! Please do not disparage other people’s musical taste. Keep an open mind - sometimes a song you dislike from the original version can become your favorite when sung as a choir! Also, all choral arrangements are created based on the needs and abilities of the group, so please be patient and know we always get there in the end!

Be Supportive

Never shame another singer by pointing out that they are singing something incorrectly. Instead ask the conductor for help on a certain part of the song that may benefit your whole section. For example: “Can I please hear our part in the second verse again?”

Be Inclusive

Our choir is a haven from the divisions and identity politics that separate us in the outside world. Never shame another singer because they do not share your race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, economic class, disability status, education, religion, language, profession, veteran status, political affiliations, or societal views. Our Community Choir seeks to maintain an inclusive environment that welcomes everybody. Any controversial or divisive discussions must be left at the door so we can focus on coming together as a community during our rehearsals.

Eligibility

By participating in our Community Choir, you represent that you are at least 18 years old at the time you sign up for our choir.

Refunds

Refund requests are governed solely by the Refund Policy – Spring 2027 (“Refund Policy – Spring 2027”), available at landlights.com/refund-policy-spring-2027 . You confirm that you have reviewed the Refund Policy – Spring 2027, understand its deadlines and percentages, and acknowledge that all refunds are issued minus processing fees. Except as expressly provided in the Refund Policy – Spring 2027, you will not request and are not entitled to any refund, credit, proration, rollover, or special consideration.

Choir Rights

The choir reserves the right to accept or deny any individual’s application to participate in this Community Choir, and may postpone or cancel the season at its sole discretion. Refunds, if any, are governed solely by the Refund Policy – Spring 2027.

* Please be advised that any violation of these Community Guidelines or any threatening, intimidating, or harassing behavior may result in you being asked to leave the group. If you are asked to leave the group for any of these reasons, you will not be entitled to any refund of your fees.

By signing below, I understand and agree to the terms of the Community Guidelines as set forth above.

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LANDLIGHTS

Waiver and Release

Welcome to the LANDLIGHTS Community Choir! We are a joyful group of adults who enjoy singing together for ourselves, our friends, and the community. We are so excited that you will be part of our Community Choir, and we ask that you sign this waiver and release before participating in any LANDLIGHTS Community Choir events, such as rehearsals, performances, concerts, and our social activities! We may choose to record some or all of our rehearsals or shows and, by attending, you agree you have no expectation of privacy with regard to your actions or conduct at the rehearsals or shows.

Waiver of Liability. I hereby assume all risks associated with participating and/or performing in GDMC, Inc. dba LANDLIGHTS or LANDLIGHTS Community Choir (the “Choir”). I am aware that participation in the Choir, like participation in all events, has a risk of injury. I hereby assume all the risks associated with participating in this Choir, and in consideration of being afforded this opportunity, I accept full responsibility for any and all losses, property damage, and/or personal injury, including permanent disability or death, that may result from my participation in this Choir. I agree to release, waive, and discharge forever GDMC, Inc. (the “Company”), its subsidiary, affiliate, successor, predecessor, or otherwise related companies, and the past, present, and future employees, agents, officers, attorneys, directors, and shareholders (“Released Parties”), from all claims of any nature whatsoever, for any damages, losses, and/or injuries that may be sustained by me during my participation in this Choir. I intend for this release to apply to any relatives, heirs or assigns who may pursue legal action on my behalf.

Photo and Video Release. I give my consent and grant full permission to the Company, along with its parent, subsidiary, affiliate or licensee, to use my name, voice, picture, and likeness in connection with any and all publications, broadcasts, promotions, photographs, promotional posters, commercial products, including but not limited to any social media, blogs, podcasts, or other media related to the Choir. I also grant the Company permission to take and use any photographs, videotaped recordings, sound recordings, samples, or any other recordings of music performed by me or videography of me, with no obligation to compensate me, for any purposes the Company so desires in perpetuity. I assign any and all rights in such media to the Company and waive the same on my behalf. I acknowledge that the Company, as the sole owners of such media, shall have the exclusive right to control and determine the use, display, performance, reproduction and dissemination of any such photographs, recordings and other media without any compensation to me, including, without limitation, the use for advertising, publicity, or promotional purposes without reservation or limitation, or further approval by me. I agree to indemnify and hold harmless the Released Parties for any claims associated with such grant and right to use. The Released Parties are, however, under no obligation to exercise any rights granted herein. I understand and agree that I may not record, copy, publicly transmit, or distribute our rehearsals and/or are shows or any part thereof without the Choir’s prior express permission.

Performances. We may sell tickets to our Choir shows by and through third-party event organizers. These third-party organized shows are subject to the purchase terms and conditions of the third-party event organizer. We are not responsible for prices, seating, refunds, access, or any other issues relating to these third-party shows. If you choose to purchase a ticket to our shows from a third party, you do so at your own risk and we may refuse any refund request from someone who is not the original purchaser. We encourage you to read the terms and conditions of the third-party event organizer and reach out to them if you have any questions or requests.

By signing below, I understand and agree to the terms of the Waiver and Release as set forth above.

*I have read and understood the above Waiver and Release and hereby agree to its terms.

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LANDLIGHTS - COVID-19

Waiver and Release

(Please initial all the following statements and sign below if you agree to them.)

I knowingly and willingly consent to attending, participating, and/or performing in a GDMC, Inc. dba LANDLIGHTS event (the “Event”) during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. [initial]

I understand that exposure to COVID-19 is possible before/during or after the Event. [initial]

I understand COVID-19 may pose additional risks, some, or many of which, may not currently be known at this time. [initial]

I understand and agree to accept all the potential risks, including, but not limited to, the potential short-term and long-term complications related to COVID-19. I confirm that I do not display or currently have any of the symptoms that are representative of COVID-19, as described by the Center for Disease Control (“CDC”). [initial]

NOW, THEREFORE, I understand, acknowledge, and agree to the following:

I have independently evaluated and reviewed the risks of being exposed to or infected with COVID-19 and have determined that I will participate in Event with full knowledge and acceptance of the risks. Fully understanding these risks, I hereby agree to assume full responsibility and liability for the risk of bodily injury, illness, permanent disability, and/or death which may result from exposure to or infection with COVID-19 before, during, or after participating in Event.

I hereby waive, release and discharge forever GDMC, Inc. dba LANDLIGHTS (the “Company”), its subsidiary, affiliate, successor, predecessor, or otherwise related companies, and the past, present, and future employees, agents, officers, attorneys, directors, and shareholders (“Released Parties”) from any and all liability to me, for any and all losses or damages resulting from bodily injury, illness, permanent disability, and/or death, whether caused by negligence of the Company, which claims, losses and demands arise during or result directly or indirectly from exposure or infection with COVID-19 before, during or after attending, participating in, and/or performing at Event. I intend for this release to apply to any relatives, heirs or assigns who may pursue legal action on my behalf.

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