
Singing goodbye
I have just come home from the funeral of one of my choir ladies. And so I reflect on her...
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I can’t sing!
“But what if I can’t sing?” This is the most common thing I hear from people when they are considering...
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Want new members?
Soundbytes founder and MD, Hazel Hannam shares 8 top tips for recruiting new choir members. Getting new people through the...
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Barnsley magic
With over 450 singers, Barnsley Youth Choir, artist director, Mat Wright MBE, knows a great deal about recruitment....
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Choir Committees.
Ok, so if you are a choir leader working with a choir committee, sometimes you can feel like you are...
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Sing about singing
One of the best ways to celebrate the joy of singing with your choir, is to sing songs about singing!...
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Stay online
5 Reasons why you might stay online with your choir when everyone else jumps back to in-person sessions.
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Online Choir Fun
Are you trying to think up creative ways to keep your online choir engaged? Are you going around in circles...
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Online connection
We feel we belong to a community when we feel connected with the other people. We are more likely to...
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Zoom ice breakers
Screen share a puzzle with your group like the one below. Play Two Truths and One Lie. Each person tells...
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10 Micro ways to help your singers connect during an online session
One of the hardest aspects of running an online session is that the experience can feel disconnected for everyone involved....
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Roger Emerson zooms into our UK Reading Session
When you need a bit of inspiration for your choir programming, who better to listen to than Roger Emerson, zooming...
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Is there zoom fatigue in your choir?
I've been discussing "Zoom fatigue" today with my choir committee and other colleagues who are running zoom rehearsals in the...
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Songs with a great message
#onlinesongsuggestions #thecreativechoirleader These are the first two new songs I taught my choirs when we started online as a result...
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Online Treasure Hunt
Breakout room quiz: **Variety Show Hunt** ✔️Share screen quiz with your choir before they go to breakout rooms. Members take...
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Sing, sing on my own
#offline and #online #songsuggestions #thecreativechoirleader"Sing" by @Pink ZebraSo a little while ago, I was looking for a song about singing...
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Get Jazzy! Two easy online songs
#online and #offline #songsuggestions #thecreativechoirleaderI was only going to do one post this week for this topic but I really...
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NEW facebook group launched and more!
Thank you for joining me so early into this new venture and I'm am truly grateful that you are here...
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