• Learn your range and your change.
    Practise your music - any time, anywhere!
    Learn some music terms.
    Watch your director.
    Listen to your neighbours, not just yourself.
    Eat healthy. Not too much, not too little.
    Engage your audience.
    Turn your pages early.
    Smile when you sing!
    Short syllables add punch. Long syllables add smoothness.
    When the song ends, END IT. Watch for the cutoff.
    Stay home when you’re sick.
    Sing with confidence, not just volume.
    Follow your director.Silence your phone!
    Count the rests - all of them!
    Keep hydrated. Room-temperature water is best.
    Read the Tips for Singers pages - lots of good info there!
    Keep your music in order.
    Check your posture - face forward, not straining up or down.
    Arrive early to a show.
    Open your mouth to sing!
    Not too loud, not too soft! Blend with the choir.

Wormie

Mr. E. R. Worm (but Wormie to his friends) is a little earworm who shows up in many places on the Silver Chord website. You can usually find him on the Tips for Singers page. He spends his days:
    • helping singers remember their music
    • encouraging good singing habits
    • conducting imaginary rehearsals
    • and hanging out at personal practice sessions

All kidding aside, earworms are a real thing. They’re what musicians call those tunes that get stuck in your head, sometimes for days. At Silver Chord, we think that’s a good thing.

if you’d like more music in your life, we’d love to meet you. Contact us to learn more.

Mr. E. R. Worm at work

Family History

Wormie’s distinguished father was Professor Emeritus E. R. Worm. For years he had tenure on the Department of Applied Lumbricology and published several seminal papers on the migratory habits of show tunes. Some of his best-known popular works are

“If They Can Hum It, They Can Sing It”
“Ma-Na-Ma-Na: My Years with The Muppet Show”
“The Effects of Repeated Exposure to “Yellow Submarine” on Community Choirs”

Wormie’s father was his lifelong inspiration, but he has always downplayed the connection. When asked about his father, he reportedly says:

“I try not to trade on the family name.”

Wormie’s mother’s life consisted largely of trying to keep both of them in line.

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