Choral Workshop for Wellbeing

A specially curated choral workshop designed to nurture both your voice and your wellbeing. Join us for a day of singing, learning and vocal discovery with The Sixteen’s Choral Workshops for Wellbeing. These relaxed and welcoming workshops are designed for singers who want to enjoy making music together while also learning more about how to care for their voice.The day begins with an introduction to vocal health before moving into singing. After a guided warm-up, participants spend the morning working on choral repertoire together, led by The Sixteen’s Associate Conductor Eamonn Dougan with members of The Sixteen Charlotte Mobbs (Vocal Habilitation Professional) and Julie Cooper (Nutritional Therapist). Through practical rehearsal and ensemble singing, you’ll explore beautiful repertoire while developing confidence, technique and vocal awareness.Following a lunch break, the afternoon explores how wellbeing supports great singing. Sessions on nutrition and vocal care offer practical insights into how breathing, posture, diet and overall health can support your voice. The day then returns to singing, with further repertoire work and a final run-through to bring the music together.

Throughout the workshop you will:
- Sing a range of inspiring choral repertoire
- Work with expert musicians from The Sixteen
- Learn practical vocal warm-ups and technique
- Discover how vocal health and nutrition support singing
- Enjoy a full day of music-making in a supportive and friendly environment

Schedule
10.15am Arrivals
10.30am Welcome and introduction to vocal health
11am Vocal warm up
11.15am Singing
12pm Break
12.15pm Singing
1.15pm Lunch
2.15pm Nutrition and the voice
2.45pm Vocal warm Up
3pm Singing
3.15pm Break
3.45pm Singing
4.30pm End

Whether you sing regularly in a choir or simply enjoy singing with others, these workshops offer a rewarding opportunity to spend the day making music while learning how to look after your voice. We will work on three pieces of choral music which will be sent in advance of the workshop.

Programme
Byrd Ave verum corpus
Amy Beach With prayer and supplication
Wood Come sleep