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Questions
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Whatsapp etiquette
Hi - we have a choir WhatsApp group for members where we can share information as well as other bits of news from within our group - sometimes funny anecdotes or videos etc . If a member decides not to sing and pay membership for one term (quite a few stop coming in summer term) they are removed from the WhatsApp group. Just wondered if anyone else does this and whether it’s ok from a data protection perspective? Mostly the folk who’ve been removed don’t mind (they are added again when they …
Hi - we have a choir WhatsApp group for members where we can share information as well as other bits of news from within our group - sometimes funny anecdotes or videos etc . If a member decides not to sing and pay membership for one term (quite a few stop coming in summer term) they are removed from the WhatsApp group. Just wondered if anyone else does this and whether it’s ok from a data protection perspective? Mostly the folk who’ve been removed don’t mind (they are added again when they rejoin) but sometimes a singer will not be happy at being removed.
Workshop charge?
Charitable Status
Hello all - I am hoping you might be able to clarify this for me. I am aware that some choirs are registered as a charity and I was wondering what implications/benefits/draw-backs this might have.
I started a little online singing group during the lockdown in 2020 and it has turned into a fully-fledged choir since then, with 50 members and a live band. It's genuinely the best thing I've done - I love it! I run it as an extension of my own vocal coaching practice (I am completely self-employed)…
Hello all - I am hoping you might be able to clarify this for me. I am aware that some choirs are registered as a charity and I was wondering what implications/benefits/draw-backs this might have.
I started a little online singing group during the lockdown in 2020 and it has turned into a fully-fledged choir since then, with 50 members and a live band. It's genuinely the best thing I've done - I love it! I run it as an extension of my own vocal coaching practice (I am completely self-employed); I am solely responsible for everything, which is challenging, but not impossible....
My question is, if I was to register the choir as a charity, would it still be *my* choir? I understand that a charity has to have a board of trustees etc. and I wonder what that means in practise. Could someone shed some light?
Thank you so much!
Warm ups for triplets
Hi, can anyone suggest a fun exercise for our adult community choir, to teach them how to sing triplets accurately please? Thanks.
"believer" by Imagine Dragons
ideas for songs
Making Music
Thinking of joining the organization Making Music - can anyone tell me their experiences? is it worthwhile? Hope it would make things straightforward when planning any sort of choir event.
Happy New Year!
Stella
Audio recordings
Some of my community choir have requested that an audio recording is made of our concert next week. This is purely for our own use, to share on our WhatsApp group, so that we can hear what we sound like as a choir and hopefully learn from it. Can anyone help me with the legalities of making an audio recording (without filming)? Do I need to have all the singers' permission? What about copyright for the pieces we are singing?
Any help welcome!
Thank you very much.
Alison
Copyright Connundrum
We've been asked to sing a song from a recently-released movie at a ticketed concert. The organisers have sent us scores which they have arranged themselves and, when I asked if they had the correct permissions in place, responded that 'we don't need permission to arrange it as it's covered under the PRS for live performance'.
This does not chime with my understanding of the situation (perhaps I am overly cautious?) and I would welcome your guidance. Thank you
SA songs of Great Britain and Ireland
In 2024 Inner Wheel will celebrate 100 years. I am hoping to put together a choir from members throughout Great Britain and Ireland for a Convention at Manchester which will be attended by members from all round the world. (Inner Wheel began in Manchester when 27 Rotarian wives started a Club for women. It is now present in 109 countries.) There will be approx 2000 attending. For the closing ceremony we thought it would be nice to feature music, song and dance from all four cultures of Grea…
In 2024 Inner Wheel will celebrate 100 years. I am hoping to put together a choir from members throughout Great Britain and Ireland for a Convention at Manchester which will be attended by members from all round the world. (Inner Wheel began in Manchester when 27 Rotarian wives started a Club for women. It is now present in 109 countries.) There will be approx 2000 attending. For the closing ceremony we thought it would be nice to feature music, song and dance from all four cultures of Great Britain and Ireland. Hence a choir. Can anyone suggest songs for SA to represent each corner of GB and I? I think there will be 30 to 40 in the choir. However, logistically the practices will be difficult to hold. I think we will only manage two live practices as potential choir members have signed up from Kent and places in between up to Aberdeen. Hence, deciding to just have two part harmony. I’d be interested in suggestions.