I was trying to come up with an idea for this week’s blog post, but everything I thought of I’d already written about!
For a moment, I started to worry that I’d run out of things to say about choirs and singing. Surely that can’t be true — can it?
Any half-decent choir will help singers improve their skills week by week.
But sometimes that alone is not enough if you really want to develop and grow.
I assume that we’d all like to become better at what we do. That could be teaching songs, singing, or leading a choir.
Inevitably, to improve, we will need to develop new habits or change existing ones. But that can feel awkward and unfamiliar, even painful at times.
As the year draws to a close, many people start to think ahead and make plans for the new year ahead. They might look back on their achievements this year, but the focus is usually forward.
But instead of reflecting on all those new things we want to have/achieve/create, what about those things that we’d like to leave behind?
Many people use the New Year as a trigger to set themselves goals for the future. And many people fail by being unrealistic.
Whether that’s you or not, it is vital to take stock from time to time, even if it’s not at New Year.
Here in the UK, many choirs have a long summer break and start back in early September when the schools go back.
This may be the perfect time to try something new, a time for re-invention.
Familiarity breeds contempt. If you do the same thing over and over again it can become boring.
However, constantly introducing new things can be hard work and it can feel like you never arrive. How do we maintain a balance between these two extremes?
It’s that clichéd time of year again when people make New Year resolutions.
Whether you do or not, it can be a good time for reflection and to prepare for the year ahead. Here are some ideas that might help.
It’s the day after Christmas Day and, however well or badly it went, there can be a sense of a let-down.
After any big event like Christmas or an important choir concert, there needs to be a transition back to ‘normal’. This is not always easy! Here are some ideas of how to deal with the come down.
I thought I’d do a round-up of posts I’ve made over the years which are relevant in some way to new beginnings.
Part 1 was last week. This is Part 2.
People often use the New Year as a time for reflection and an opportunity to make fresh starts.
I thought I’d do a round-up of posts I’ve made over the years which are relevant in some way to new beginnings. This is Part 1. Part 2 will follow next week.
I keep seeing virtual choirs on Facebook and hearing about amazing Zoom singing sessions.
It’s hard not to compare and feel that you’re not keeping up. But whatever you’ve managed to do, you’re doing great.
