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

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Singalong Lunch Hour Picnic – NOTE TIME CHANGE

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Monday 11 August, 2025 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm – PLEASE NOTE – ITS GOING TO BE VERY WARM IN THE AFTERNOON. WE WILL GATHER AT 6PM INSTEAD. WATCH THIS SPACE AND CHECK YOUR EMAIL. It’s Silver Chord’s annual choir picnic again! Join us at Settlers Park with a picnic lunch, a beverage and a lawn chair or blanket. Bring your Silver Chord music, preferably […]

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