How to Start a Mentally-Healthy Choir: A Guide for Inclusive, Emotionally-Safe Singing Spaces10/7/2025  Singing in a choir can be profoundly uplifting - but not all choirs automatically feel safe, supportive, or mentally healthy. If you’re starting a new choir from scratch, now is the perfect time to lay foundations that protect and support the mental health of your singers from day one.
This post outlines the must-haves, common pitfalls, and practical choices - from venue and repertoire to regulation techniques and community culture - to help you create a choir where everyone can thrive. Whether your group is for community bonding, vocal excellence, or something in between, these steps will help you build your choir with care and intention.
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AUTHOREmma Rowland-Elsen is a veteran choral conductor, sound-voice therapist and specialist consultant in choir inclusion and mental health. She also has PTSD. With over a decade of experience in trauma-informed leadership, vocal health and community music, she helps choirs build emotionally-intelligent, accessible, mentally-healthy and artistically-vibrant spaces, for every mind, body and voice. CATEGORIES
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