Sing to Success in Cornwall grows from the legacy of Sing Up!

 What is Sing to Success?
It is a singing development programme for primary schools which delivers:
• Training in singing and vocal leadership
• Tailored CPD programmes
• Annual large scale projects and performances across the county
• Specialist one to one support e.g. festival or concert preparation, repertoire development, enhancing a cross curricular approach
• Online and phone support

Our Sing to Success Programme Leader is Angela Renshaw.

Sing to Success from September 2012

2011/12 was our first year trialling a membership scheme, and it has allowed us to continue and build on singing development activity in Cornwall since Sing Up. Sing to Success activity has included the Children in Need performance at Eden, the Truro Cathedral Outreach programme, International Voices and most recently, a full house at Hall for Cornwall for Sing to Success Goes to the Movies along with other events we have been commissioned to provide such as the choirs for TIN and Caradon Voices.

You will also be aware of the new Cornwall Music Hub. Led by Music Cornwall (Cornwall Learning) and including a partnership of various music organisations, venues and schools, it is now the job of the Cornwall Music Hub to oversee music development in Cornwall. One of the core roles of the Music Hub is to develop a Vocal Strategy and you will be pleased to know that Sing to Success and KEAP have been heavily involved in the steering group for the Hub, and Sing to Success will be a lead partner in the Vocal Strategy development and delivery.

Due to these changes in the music landscape, we have decided that a local membership scheme is not required to keep singing development alive in Cornwall. Instead, Sing to Success will continue to deliver contracts with partners organisations and singing leaders, including plenty of training, projects, events and performances linked to the Cornwall Vocal Strategy and to other organisations such as Sing Up and Truro Cathedral. We should see an increase in activity across Cornwall and this will benefit everyone.

Our membership schools this year have ensured that singing development in Cornwall has not dwindled, in fact it has thrived. We look forward to working with you all in the next year!

For more information contact Helen Reynolds at KEAP on helen.reynolds@keap.org.uk

Sing Up membership and training

Sing Up has now launched its own national membership scheme focussed on resources, the song bank and some training. It does not include the large scale events and projects which we have continued over the last year. Sing to Success is the Local Area Provider for Sing Up training and will be delivering at least 5 training session for Sing Up member schools between September 2012 and March 2013.

The next Sing Up training for member schools is:

Sing to Support the Curriculum 13 November 2012 at The Acorn Theatre, Penzance  1.30-4.30 to book visit the Sing Up website

Developing Choirs and Groups 7 December 2012 at Wadebridge Town Hall 9.30-12.30 to book visit the Sing Up website

 Sing to Success and Sing Up projects over the last 3 years:

Projects

• Big Sing Schools Day on the Beach
• Sing to Success Goes to the Movies
• Caradon Voices
• Cornish Children ‘Sing to Success’ for Pudsey at Eden!
• International Voices
• Projects – Music and the Deaf
• Sing Up! Cousin Jacks

Choirs and Singing Activities

Information about singing for children and young people in Cornwall

• Perran Voices
• Red River Singers
• VoiceWorks Community Choir
• Plymouth Music Zone
• Cornwall Boys Choir
• Cornwall Junior Choir
• Whitemoor Singing Group
• Kidz R Us Theatre, St Ives
• Stagecoach Theatre School
• Cornwall Community Choir
• Community Choirs

Lev Krev Kernow Vocal Force

Long term training programme and project in the Mevagissey and Newquay areas focussed on traditional Cornish music for teachers, folk musicians, male voice choirs