u/EmploymentNo7620

Hi 👋

I'm the librarian of a choir. It is an inclusive, no audition choir. We have a great MD, some good singers and reasonable resources meaning there are lots of opportunities to learn, if you want too. We are around 50 in number. We hold 2/3 concerts a year and sing at 3/4 prides each year (we are an LGBT choir). We sing mostly modern music - Often stuff in the charts in SATB. We often learn 17 pieces at once. We have practice tracks.

Our MD is great, and strong willed. Our committee is somewhat disorganised which mixed together can cause some friction. I sit in the middle and fill the communication gaps to try and keep both sides happy. My latest challenge...

The MD wants us to sing in performance without music. Something we haven't done. How can this be done without it becoming exclusionary to those that will really struggle with this? Is this normal practice? Any advice or tips? Any experience of doing something similar?

Edit: the MD suggestion is that we still learn with music, and posits that by the date of the performance, we should know the pieces, and that the folders are only being used as a comfort tool on the day.