claire37408Aug 17, 20212 minChoirs at the TowerProject Get Singing is proud to present ‘Choirs at the Tower’, a festival of choral singing around the iconic grounds of the Tower of...
claire37408Jul 18, 20212 minBack in the RoomFollowing last week’s news that restrictions on choirs would be lifted, the government have now published their guidance relating to...
claire37408Jul 7, 20212 minTime to Get Singing!So the news we’ve all been waiting for has come. Restrictions on choral singing will cease with the move to Step 4 of the Road Map out of...
claire37408Jul 1, 20212 minSinging’s Role in Covid RecoveryBack in March 2021, we shared a story detailing how singing was being used as a method of improving symptoms of Long Covid. Long Covid...
claire37408Jun 15, 20212 minProject Get Singing shine a light for singersAs non-professional singers continue to feel the uncertainty of varied and confusing guidance, it is about time that some positivity is...
claire37408Jun 8, 20212 minWhy the petition is still importantThere are less than two weeks now until the suggested date of the lifting of Covid restrictions, 21st June. And while speculation remains...
claire37408Jun 3, 20212 minWhat a professional group of “amateurs”The RCS has performed Handel’s Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall on Good Friday afternoon every year since 1876, 5 years after its...
claire37408May 29, 20212 minSilver linings: The Choral Community Singing as OneIf the last couple of weeks has shown us anything, it is that the choir community in the UK is exactly that: one big community. Choirs of...
claire37408May 25, 20213 minChoirs: Where are we?To say the last week has been a difficult one for anybody linked with choirs is quite the understatement. What has been incredible to...
claire37408May 14, 20212 minStep 3 is nearly here!On Monday 17th May, we move into Step 3 of the government’s Road Map out of lockdown. This has been a long wait for choir leaders, and...
claire37408May 11, 20213 min#SingLive at the Tower of London a TikTok Success!It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. This old adage worked out brilliantly for Project Get Singing and MDBrunch members on Saturday...
claire37408May 7, 20211 min#SingLive at the Tower of LondonOn Saturday 8th May, a group of singers from around the UK will sing together in the grounds of the Tower of London. The singers are all...
claire37408May 4, 20211 minMU expresses horror at proposed halving of funding for music at HE in EnglandIn another concerning move from the current UK Government, it has been revealed that it plans to impose a 50 percent funding cut to “high...
claire37408Apr 30, 20211 minNo sign of infection after test concert in Spain, researchers sayOn Thursday 28th April, the BBC reported that a trial event with a large audience in Spain showed ‘no sign’ of a higher rate of infection...
claire37408Apr 27, 20211 minSinging through the PandemicSo many choir leaders have kept the show on the road with their choirs over the last year, and it is great to see one such choir tell...
claire37408Apr 23, 20212 minVocal Health First Aid CourseOne silver lining of the Covid-19 pandemic has been that webinars have taken a foothold in learning, career development and networking....
claire37408Apr 20, 20212 minThe Importance of SingingSaturday 17th April saw the Funeral of the Duke of Edinburgh, an intimate, moving service shared across the world and watched by...
claire37408Apr 16, 20212 minWorld Voice Day and final 12twelve12Today is special for two very important reasons. Firstly, it is ‘World Voice Day’ , an annual event celebrating the voice in all its...
claire37408Apr 6, 20211 minNorthern Ireland schools told no singing allowed inside after Easter holidaysWhile choirs in England start to see the light at the end of the tunnel, it is a different story for our friends in Northern Ireland.
claire37408Apr 2, 20212 minZoom AnniversaryThe last week or so has marked the anniversary of choirs moving from their rehearsal rooms and into their living rooms as group singing...