In this episode, we are joined by Scott Tucker. Scott has enjoyed an incredible career as a choral conductor and is currently Artistic Director of the Choral Arts Society in Washington DC. You'll love this interview - Scott is an inspiring choir leader and his joy and gratitude for his career is infectious. The post #236 The joy of leading choirs with Scott Tucker appeared first on Total Choir Resources ..read more

Our guest for this episode is Beth Morgan, community choir leader and founder of The Creative Choir Leader. We talk about building a sustainable career as a choir leader where we can be our authentic selves and play to our strengths. The post #235 Building a sustainable choir-leading style with Beth Morgan appeared first on Total Choir Resources ..read more

Our guest for this episode is Tom Metzger, founder of Choir Genius, one of the world’s most popular choir management platforms. We talk about his background in barbershop, what inspired his business and how he uses his knowledge of the choir world to keep innovating. So let’s welcome Tom. The post #234 Innovating for choirs – with Tom Metzger appeared first on Total Choir Resources ..read more

In the last few months, we’ve all been on a journey with our choirs. From online rehearsals to being back in a room, then online again for some. It’s been a rollercoaster ride! As many of us look towards performing again, how we can ensure our singers sound great, feel ready and embrace the experience? The post #233 Raring to go? Preparing our choirs for post-lockdown performance appeared first on Total Choir Resources ..read more

Amy Standridge is a choir leader and Total Choir Resources member who specialises in leading singing for people with dementia and their carers. She’s a self-confessed ‘brain nerd’ who joined us in this episode to talk about the importance of humour in our choir rehearsals. The post #232 The best medicine – with Amy Standridge appeared first on Total Choir Resources ..read more

Marie Benton is the founder and Chief Executive of The Choir With No Name, an organisation that supports homeless and marginalised people around the UK. Christine talked to her about community, connection and friendship through choirs. The post #231 The Choir with No Name – with Marie Benton appeared first on Total Choir Resources ..read more

We’re delighted to welcome on to the podcast our new team member Jane Reeves. Jane is a musician and choir leader and she’s full of amazing ideas. In this episode, we find out more about her musical background, her choir leading style and how she uses social media to stay organised and give her best to her choirs. The post #230 How organisation feeds inspiration – with Jane Reeves appeared first on Total Choir Resources ..read more

As we head back into the rehearsal room, many of us are still living with covid protections, including shorter session times. How does this affect our planning and teaching? How can we get the most out of the time we have with our choirs? The post #229 Shorter rehearsals? A new approach to choir planning appeared first on Total Choir Resources ..read more

In this episode, we want to give you a glimpse behind the scenes at something our paid members get on the Total Choir Resources website. The post #228 An exclusive peek behind the scenes appeared first on Total Choir Resources ..read more

The pandemic continues to take us all on a journey. Here in the UK we now have the opportunity to return to indoor rehearsals, something which we ourselves did last week. So how did it feel and how did it all go? The post #227 Back to live choir – how does it feel? appeared first on Total Choir Resources ..read more