Singing Facilitator Training 101 starting October 2025
Singing Facilitator Training 101 starting October 2025
Do you love singing and have an itch to lead singing groups and build a singing community?
Are you a health professional looking to use group singing as part of your work?
Maybe you have been leading groups for a while but want to develop your leadership style and have more tools to develop your groups?
This course covers the essentials of how to lead successful singing sessions with 6 x weekly 1.5hr online course + residential weekend in West Sussex.
Options of online course only
or residential weekend only for people who have already completed the online course.
A participative course on how to lead effective singing sessions with demonstrations and opportunities to try things out with supportive and constructive feedback. Each online session includes a practical warm-up and learning a song.
The fully catered residential weekend includes formal teaching/learning masterclasses and informal singing and song-sharing opportunities in the house and grounds of a beautiful 17th century farmhouse in Nutbourne, West Sussex.
You will learn:
warm-ups (ice-breakers, physical, vocal and team-building);
choosing suitable songs;
breaking down and teaching songs;
what to do with your hands (beating, starting, stopping and more);
inclusive exercises to adapt and integrate into your practice;
developing your group musically and interpersonally.
Ruth demonstrates and teaches with warmth and clarity, supporting each participant in their learning style and pace.
Suitable for:
Health practitioners wanting to use singing therapeutically
Teachers wanting to use singing to support learning and wellbeing
People wishing to start a singing group or singing for health group
Beginner singing leaders wanting to develop their practice and depend their knowledge of music, vocal health, teaching songs.
What?
Online Course
Week 1: Clarifying your role as a singing facilitator and identifying your strengths and areas of development, ice-breakers.
Week 2: Warm-ups and vocal health- what, how and why?
Week 3: How to teach a song
Week 4: Arm-gestures and non-verbal communication - how to beat, starting and stopping,louds/softs/expression.
Week 5: How to make your group sound amazing - active listening exercises.
Week 6: Trouble-shooting - managing group dynamics, pitching issues, recruitment and more.
Residential weekend: The opportunity to put into practice the learning from the online course in a supportive environment, developing your teaching style in more depth with constructive feedback, deep immersion into your practice, develop personal and professional relationships with peers.
Includes handbook, video recordings of sessions and song resources for you to use with your group(s).
Weekend includes full board accommodation in shared twin rooms or single rooms with delicious home cooked vegetarian food, snacks, drinks.
When?
Tuesday afternoons 1:15-2:45pm (UK time) online on Zoom starting Tuesday 7th October 2025
Dates: 7th Oct, 14th Oct, 21st Oct, 4th Nov, 11th Nov, 18th Nov.
Residential weekend Friday 28th- Sunday 30th November 2025 Arrive 5:30pm Friday, depart 3pm Sunday
Where?
Residential weekend to put into practice and consolidate learning 28th-30th March 2025 at Loveders Farm, Nutbourne, West Sussex
How much?
Online course only: £254.15 (Early bird bookings by Sunday 19th Jan 2025), 15% discount on the total price then £299
Online course + residential weekend: £509.15 Early bird bookings by Sunday 19th Jan 2025 15% discount on the total price then £599.
Residential weekend only: £339.45 (option reserved for people who have completed the online course) Early bird bookings by Sunday 19th Jan 2025 then £399. supplement £40.
Two instalments of £300 each due by 15th January 2025 and by 15th February 2025
Single room supplement £40
Residential Weekend Information
Accommodation
Loveders Farm is an 18th century West Sussex farmhouse set in beautiful gardens. It is a family home, comfortably furnished and ready to welcome guests. Accommodation is upstairs in shared twin or solo occupancy bedrooms .
Travel
Address: Loveders Farm, Priors Leaze Lane, Nutbourne, PO18 8RH
Nearest train station: Southbourne which is on a direct line to Gatwick Airport, Brighton and London Victoria.
Food/drink
Delicious, fresh home-cooked vegetarian food will be provided including drinks and snacks. Please advise of any allergies/dietary requirements.
What to expect?
Lots of singing!
Campfire song-sharing
Demonstrations and opportunities to try out different exercises and techniques
Developing connections and friendships with like-minded people.
Cost £399 or two instalments of £200 the first to reserve your place, the second due by 15th September
Any other questions or concerns, please get in touch!
reroutledge@gmail.com
Terms and Conditions PLEASE READ
Course places and accommodation are only confirmed once the required payment has been made.
Should a participant wish to cancel their place on a course, all fees are non-refundable unless a replacement is found. In this event the student will receive a refund with a £50 admin fee deducted.
If a participant is unable to attend a day on any course, no refunds will be given.
If the course is cancelled all monies will be refunded.
Courses may be cancelled due to viability.