What's Important When Singing in a Choir

Singing in a choir can be one of the most meaningful experiences in your life!😲

Choral singing can be so beautiful and transcendent.❤️

There are lyrics I’ve had in my brain for years and years, and every single line comes from something I sang in a choir.

So if you’ve never sung in a choir, friend, go DO. IT.

Find a local choir - the easiest one to get into - and get singing. It just might change your life.

There are a few things about your voice to consider whether you’ve sung in a choir your whole life, or if you’re thinking about joining...

👉🏼 Singing too loudly - Unless the choir director points at you directly and says, “You! I need more volume from YOU,” don’t sing any louder than what feels comfortable. Every singer has vocal limits, so don’t ignore yours in order to please somebody. Remember, you are responsible for your own instrument. If the director wants more volume and you know you’re giving all you have, then let someone else increase their volume.

👉🏼 Never singing solo - To be a great choral singer, you MUST know your own voice…how it sounds, how to shape your sound in the way you want, how to manage your own vocal cracks and power…The biggest hurdle I see choral singers encounter in voice lessons is not ever having sung alone. They don’t realize how they actually sound until they’re in the lesson, and it can be sobering and inspiring. Don’t be that singer!

Get into voice lessons, even if it’s just a few lessons, and discover and investigate how you sound as a soloist. Then you will realize all the beauty you bring to a choir!

👉🏼 Not warming up - Choral warmups are not for each individual voice. Therefore, you MUST warm up your voice before heading to rehearsal. Even just 3-5 minutes of balancing your own instrument will positively impact you as an individual vocalist, as well as the overall group sound. Please just do it. Don’t be lazy. Get your vocal warmup here.

Please take these simple tips and go join a choir in your local community.

Choral singing can positively transform your life, and managing your own voice well can make you even happier. Give it a try!