Thinking of Joining The Starling Voices?
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We’re always looking for new members to join The Starling Voices. Find out a little bit more about our community choirs here!
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Socially Distanced Ice Breakers
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We share some of our favourite ice breakers for you to use with your groups once you’re back in the rehearsal room. All of these can be facilitated with or without social distancing and mask wearing in place, so your group and any new members will get to know one another whilst feeling safe.
Read MoreExciting News from Starling HQ!
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We are having an exciting restructure and Starling Arts is now officially a Community Interest Company (CIC).
We’ll be making more of a song and a dance (quite literally!) about this change in the coming months with exciting project news and website updates, but check out this post if you want to understand CICs a bit more!
From Ghent, with love
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We look back on a magical weekend in Ghent, singing, shopping, tasting chocolate and more!
Read MoreHow a Show Choir Supercharged My Career
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Choir member Nat shares the story of how being a member of a choir has changed the course of her life.
Read MoreLet the Joy In
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Starling choir member Alice writes about how singing in a choir has given her a weekly dose of wellbeing and a community in which she feels safe and calm.
Read MoreWhat's in a Name? The secret behind the name 'Starling Arts'
/Find out why the flocking ability, beauty, voice and spirit of the starling inspired the name Starling Arts
Read MoreWhy the World Needs to Sing
/In November 2015, Anna & Emily gave a TEDx talk as part of TEDx SquareMile. Watch the talk and find out more about 'Why the World Needs to Sing'.
Read MoreSharing Your Passion with the World - What it's Like to Give a TEDx Talk
/Starling co-directors Anna and Emily recently had the incredible opportunity to speak at TEDx Square Mile. Having been invited to speak (and sing!) about their work bringing people together through group singing, they didn’t need to look much further than the inspiring Starling Arts community to find life-changing stories to share.
In their talk titled ‘Why the World Needs to Sing’, they spoke about why singing with others - in communities, businesses or choirs - can be a hugely transformative experience. To bring their message to life, they had the crowd up on their feet and singing in three part harmony.
Read MoreConnecting With the Group
/At Starling Arts, we constantly work with groups of all ages, backgrounds and experiences and value the importance of a strong and connected group. While we ultimately get groups singing, here are our five pointers to establishing and nurturing connections when leading or working with any group, from first impressions to lasting relationships.
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