Exploring Close Harmony
Close harmony is when the distance between the notes of the chord are close together. The range of the full...
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Practising Parallel Solos
Choose a well know solo or melody to sing in unison with your choir. I like to use "Somewhere Over...
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Atomic Creativity
In his book, Serious Creativity, Edward de Bono defines creativity at its simplest level as "bringing into being something that...
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My Dog He Can Do The Can Can
This is a fun brain gym warm up to get your singers moving and smiling, as well as exploring different...
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Group Tongue Twisters
Tongue Twisters are a sequence of words or sounds, typically of an alliterative kind, that are difficult to pronounce quickly...
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Using Customised Backing Tracks
Using backing tracks to accompany your singers can help to give the performance a real sense of authenticity. It can...
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Lullaby from Australia
Sharing songs from different cultures helps us to become aware and learn more of those cultures. 'Inanay' is an Australian aboriginal...
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5 Fun Ways to Start Your Choir Session
Get ideas and inspiration ! Leaders are learners. Check out our Inspire Club Guest of the Month training series.... START...
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Brightness in lower vocal registers
Are your singers sounding quiet in their lower range? Or perhaps their tone is a little dark, cause by a...
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Roger Emerson: Getting Started
By word of introduction, back at the outset of the pandemic, when I launched the CCL, I answered a 'Monday...
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Tips for Marketing Your Choir
I launched my first community choir at the primary school where I was the music teacher. I had a three...
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Teaching Vocal and Choral Technique
So you’re probably reading this blog because you have a community choir. Or maybe you have a school choir squeezed...
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8 Mistakes I Made…
Five years ago, I set up The Great Day Choir - a daytime pop choir for women of all ages....
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Taster Session: Pros and Cons
Do you offer a taster session for interested people to try out your choir? What are the pros and cons?...
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The quickest ways to help new singers feel a part of your choir community
A remarkable aspect of Military Wives Choirs is that new singers are made to feel welcome and part of the...
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20 Creative Ways with QR Codes
Have you discovered the endless possibilities for using QR codes to help the running of your choir yet? Read on...
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Lizzy Renihan: Guest Blog
Lizzy Renihan writes, "Hands up all choir leaders who’s said “smile everyone!” in rehearsal when the choir are mid song"...
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Should your choir always have eye contact?
Should your choir always have eye contact? How do we use eye contact in choir? Where do my singers look...
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Happy National Introvert Week!
Feeling drained after your session or performance night? Maybe you are an introverted community choir leader! Read our tips....
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