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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...
Lullaby from Australia
Sharing songs from different cultures helps us to become aware and learn more of those cultures. 'Inanay' is...
5 Fun Ways to Start Your Choir Session
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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...
Tips for Marketing Your Choir
I launched my first community choir at the primary school where I was the music teacher. I...
Teaching Vocal and Choral Technique
So you’re probably reading this blog because you have a community choir. Or maybe you have a...
Taster Session: Pros and Cons
Do you offer a taster session for interested people to try out your choir? What are the...
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...
20 Creative Ways with QR Codes
Have you discovered the endless possibilities for using QR codes to help the running of your choir...
Lizzy Renihan: Guest Blog
Lizzy Renihan writes, "Hands up all choir leaders who’s said “smile everyone!” in rehearsal when the choir...
Should your choir always have eye contact?
Should your choir always have eye contact? How do we use eye contact in choir? Where do...
Happy National Introvert Week!
Feeling drained after your session or performance night? Maybe you are an introverted community choir leader! Read...
Performing acknowledges people
As we conclude our month focusing on performing, I'd like to share some final thoughts about the...
Memorising Lyrics
Got a performance coming up? We have. I have decided that I would like my singers to...
Get your choir performing
So you've got your choir up and running for the year. They have a couple of new...
Choosing Songs
Songs - the lifeblood of a choir! How do we choose them, and keep choosing them every...
Waddaly atcha
This song is guaranteed to make your choir belly laugh! But first, can you do it? try...