What You'll Do:
- Direct choir members in warm-ups prior to practices and performances
- Decide on appropriate musical pieces for the choir to perform depending on the occasion and setting and Choose individual choir members to perform solo pieces.
- Lead auditions to identify and pick out potentially suitable choir members.
- Build a structure, choir harmony, Determining voice types
- Provide necessary guidance and direction during choir rehearsals to help choir members in attaining the correct tone, rhythm, pitch, tempo, and harmony.
- Direct choir members during musical performances
- Schedule choir rehearsals
- Craft appropriate choir formations for rehearsals and performance
- Selects music to meet the needs of the performance while also taking into account the group's aptitude and abilities
Why You'll Love It:
- You will have a dedicated volunteer supervisor to support you in your role; Quarterly volunteer forums with the central Volunteering team and volunteers across Hestia; References for job applications
- We hold annual Volunteer Awards and Celebration events; We reimburse travel expenses and up to £5 for lunch for your volunteering; We hold social events and outings for our volunteers to get together and have some fun
What You'll Learn:
- You will gain knowledge and insight into issues that impact Domestic Abuse, Modern Slavery and Mental Health; You will have access to our extensive Learning and Development Programme; 40% of our departed volunteers secured a paid role at Hestia last year!
What We're Looking For:
- Patient, passionate, creative, and assertive and knowledge and experience of working with individuals that live with mental health issues
- Music Education, or related field is preferred
- Experience of directing choirs
- Can interpret various styles of music
- Bold leadership and listening capabilities
- Strong communicator
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