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#226 – Music in the Brain with Eyleen Braaten Sep 01, 2021

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Eyleen Braaten is the Executive Director of the Giving Voice Initiative, a unique organisation that inspires and equips choirs to help people with Alzheimer’s and their care partners through the joy of singing. In this episode, Christine talks to Eyleen about building a movement that celebrates the unique power of singing together.

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#225 Together – the importance of choir and community for loneliness Aug 23, 2021

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In our modern world we can connect in so many different ways, yet we hear about high levels of loneliness in our societies, particularly during the pandemic. How does loneliness affect people and how can being part of a choir change that?

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#224 – Finding a singer’s unique voice with Matt Ramsey Aug 16, 2021

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Matt Ramsey is an American voice coach and founder of the Ramsey Voice Studio. In this episode, we discuss how individual voice tuition can benefit choral singers, how to find a contemporary sound when you’ve been classically trained, and just how many Mariah Careys is too many!

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#223 – Exploring collaboration with Dr Emily Williams Burch Aug 09, 2021

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This special episode is a first for the Total Choir Resources podcast - a collaboration with the Music(Ed) Matters podcast, hosted by Dr Emily Williams Burch. We’re exploring the issue of collaboration by launching our own collaboration project.

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#222 Audience-focused programming with Dean Jones Aug 02, 2021

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In this episode, we catch up with our old friend Dean Jones. You may already know Dean from his beautiful choir arrangements that are available to all Total Choir Resources members. Dean is a musician, composer and all-round great guy who we’ve known since the early days of Total Choir Resources. We talk to him about finding the music that your audience needs, building a career that inspires you, and bringing music to communities.

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#221 Revisiting ‘impostor syndrome’ Jul 26, 2021

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In one of our most popular podcast episodes, we talked about the idea of imposter syndrome, what it could mean to us as choir leaders and how we could take action to minimise it. So, today, a few years later and on the back of a global pandemic we’ve decided to pick up this topic once again and see how it looks today.

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#220 Juggling multiple choirs with Kathryn Rowland Jul 19, 2021

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One of the greatest joys about doing this podcast is getting to talk to some amazing people within the choir world. Today we welcome Kathryn Rowland, a choir leader and Total Choir Resources member, who runs a multi-choir business including adult, workplace and charity choirs.

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#219 – Boring but important stuff every choir leader needs to know Jul 12, 2021

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In this episode, we’re going to bore you silly and that’s a promise! We’re talking about all the issues that creative types would prefer to ignore, but which are vital to our success as choir leaders.

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#218 We can do things differently – using social media and technology for our choirs Jul 05, 2021

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In this episode we’re discussing the role of technology and social media in our lives and how we can use it responsibly to support and develop our choirs while looking after our mental health.

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#217 FROM THE VAULT: How to handle different abilities and expectations in your choir Jun 28, 2021

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In this episode, we’re reaching back into the archive to repost a great podcast that may have passed you by. We discuss how to approach leading a choir made up of individuals with diverse abilities, expectations and preferences. These issues are incredibly relevant at the moment, as we rebuild our choirs post-pandemic and decide what to keep and what to change going forward. So let’s dive in.

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