February 2026
Sing for Pleasure London weekend
Conducting courses at various levels, plus a singers’ course exploring opera with Nic Chalmers (National Youth Choir, BBC Singers).
Dates: 14th & 15th February 2026
Venue: London
More info: https://singforpleasure.org.uk/product/london2026/
Bursaries are available: https://singforpleasure.org.uk/bursaries-scholarships/
Scotland Sings online – Song Leaders: Looking After Your Vocal Health
Join experts from the Scotland Sings network for an online conversation exploring how to look after your vocal health as a song leader. Hear from professional leaders with lived experience in vocal rehabilitation and vocal health best practice, Rachel Hynes, Laura McFall and a speech and language therapist Carolyn Allen, chaired by song leader Penny Stone.
Date: 17th February 2026, 6-7pm
Venue: Online
More info: Scotland Sings online events page
Book tickets: Eventbrite link
March 2026
Scotland Sings – Comfort of Voices song leaders’ gathering
Comfort of Voices is an inspiring professional development event to support Scotland’s singing leaders. Join us for a day of song sharing, discussion, and networking, facilitated by the Scotland Sings steering group. This will be a great opportunity to meet and learn from other song leaders from across the country, to discuss the issues that affect you as singing leaders.
Date: Saturday 28th March 2026, 10:30-17:15
Venue: Birnam Arts Centre, Station Rd, Birnam, Dunkeld PH8 0DS
More info & book your place here
Sing for Pleasure Glasgow 4-day course – conducting courses at various levels
Dates: Saturdays 7 March, 18 April, 16 May, 6 June
Venue: TBC
More info: https://singforpleasure.org.uk/product/fourdays2026/
Bursaries are available: https://singforpleasure.org.uk/bursaries-scholarships/
April 2026
Sing for Pleasure – Inverness Weekend 2026
The weekend offers a choice of choral and vocal leading courses for all experience levels along with a Gaelic singing course led by renowned conductor and singer, Mary Ann Kennedy.
Dates: 25th & 26 April 2026
Venue: Gaelic Cultural Centre in Inverness (Cultarlann Inbhir Nis)
More info: https://singforpleasure.org.uk/product/inverness2026/
Bursaries are available: https://singforpleasure.org.uk/bursaries-scholarships/
May 2026
The Choral Conducting Toolkit
The Choral Conducting Toolkit is a series of 8 monthly online sessions covers aspects of conducting such as beat patterns in simple and compound time, pauses, rehearsal planning, independence of hands, score preparation, gesture and programme planning.
Dates: Last session is 14th May 2026 but you can catch up on past sessions
More info: Visit the ABCD website – toolkit
November 2026
Singing for lung health training
A residential training course. You will learn how to run singing groups for people with long term lung conditions. There will be sessions on anatomy/physiology of the lungs, how lung disease affects the voice, the breath, cognition, movement, fun. There is a discretionary £100 cost. There are a limited number of places.
Dates: 7th-8th November
Venue: Stirling
More info: https://thecheynegang.com
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