Building 40 Choirs and Touring with Gareth Malone

In Ep.179, we welcome back Rachel Lynes, founder of The Sing Space, to share her journey of growing one local choir to 40 adult musical theatre choirs across the UK. Rachel talks about the challenges of building a successful choir community, finding the perfect venue, recruiting members, and creating meaningful connections through music. We also dive into exciting projects like her collaboration with Gareth Malone and discuss her tips for aspiring choir leaders. WHAT’S IN THIS PODCAST? 00:03:00 The seed of an idea: musical theatre choirs 00:04:00 From small choirs to 40 choirs nationwide network 00:06:00 Financial realities of running choirs 00:10:00 The importance of venue choice 00:12:00 Recruiting choir members 00:15:00 Authentic marketing tips 00:17:00 Spread the word in your community 00:22:00 Selecting & arranging Musical Theatre songs 00:25:00 How to teach harmony effectively 00:30:00 Incorporating vocal technique into choir sessions 00:32:00 Advice for aspiring choir leaders 00:35:00 Why people return to choirs every week 00:39:00 How to start your own choir 00:43:00 Gareth Malone Tour RELEVANT MENTIONS & LINKS Singing Teachers Talk Ep.28 Finding the Fundamental Truths of Singing with Rachel Lynes Gareth Malone: https://www.garethmalone.com/ Barbara Tanze Heidi Moss: https://www.heidimosserickson.com/ Cat Ogden: https://catogdensinging.com/ Singing Teachers Talk Ep.55 Teaching Singing for Mental Health and Wellbeing Singing Teachers Talk Ep.122 Discovering the Well-Being Benefits of Community Choirs Naveen Arles: https://naveenarles.com/ ABOUT THE GUEST Fondly named, 'the voice whisperer' by the singers she works with, Rachel's rigorously technical yet accessible approach combines the science with the heart. Rachel works with singers who include recording artists, West End performers and Vocal Coaches. She has been studying the voice for over 20 years. As a performer, she spent 10 years playing leading roles in the West End and internationally. She is published in the Journal of Voice, co-authoring an article written by Dr Aldridge-Waddon, Working together to find a voice: Recommendations for voice healthcare based on expert-by-experience and practitioner consensus. She has lectured at The Theatre Royal Haymarket, many of the top training institutions and at the Vocal Health Education BioPsychosocial conference in London, co-authoring a speech with clinician Joanna Cazden.  Rachel is director of Sing Space Choirs, offering Musical Theatre singing to almost a two thousand singers per week. As a vocal coach, Rachel incorporates singing technique into each session, including tips on mindset, breathing, posture, range, muscle release and lots more. Guest Websites: https://www.rachellynes.co.uk https://www.singspacechoir.com Instagram: @thesingspace Become a Sing Space Choir Leader: Contact [email protected] or [email protected] ________________________________________________________________________________________________ FUTURE PODCAST SUGGESTIONS Do you have a burning question on the voice or being a singing teacher? Maybe you have a topic you want us to explore or a guest you’d like to hear from? Let us know by completing the Podcast Suggestion Form: https://forms.gle/naUum9N3unzNMPLN8 ABOUT BAST TRAINING BAST Training is here to help singers gain the confidence, knowledge, skills & understanding required to be a successful singing teacher. Whether you are just getting started, have some knowledge gaps you want to fill or if you wish to gain a singing teacher qualification, we're here for you. https://www.basttraining.com "The BAST course has given me so much confidence to be able to share knowledge and understanding about the voice, as well as helping me to gain a greater understanding of what being a teacher actually entails.” Danny Gortler, UK “The BAST course was exactly what I was looking for and has been a tremendous help, not only in giving me the tools and confidence to teach, but it has also helped my own singing! I’m now getting comments at my gigs that I’m singing better than ever. Win-win! I’m now a vocal nerd in the making!” Nat Ripepi, Aust “The BAST course gave an incredibly thorough overview of effective, healthy methods of improving a student’s singing ability. I really enjoyed better understanding the mechanism of sound production, and learning how to assess and problem solve in a very responsible, appropriate and practical way!” Rändi Fay, USA DOWNLOAD OUR LEVEL 5 VQ BROCHURE Level 5 Extended Diploma: https://basttraining.s3.eu-west-1.ama... GOT QUESTIONS? Book a free call: http://basttraining.com/bookacall/ CONNECT Updates: http://bit.ly/BASTUpdates Email: [email protected] Free FB Group:   / beasingingteacher   LISTEN Click here: https://linktr.ee/basttraining