Anyone a Rock Choir member?

I don’t sing in The Rock Choir, however sing with a very similar choir, which was started 5 years ago called Buskateers, started by one of the ex Choir Leaders at
The Rock Choir.

We pay £25 a month, every month, we too follow the academic year.

I love it. Its raison d’etre is to raise as much money for charity as possible.

That works out at roughly £10.00 per session then, school year is 38 weeks. That would be a bit too pricey for me.

Btw, both choirs teach you the songs, explain lots musical terms and also perform concerts.

I was asked to join the Rock Choir but didn't realise it cost that much.

I belong to a local Sing it Happy choir. It's huge fun and also follows school terms, but fortnightly, it costs about £150 pa.

No, but am a member of a local Tuneless choir- not as bad as it sounds! They are great fun, for everyone, regardless of ability. I have made lots of new friends from attending. £9 per session, less if you pay in advance
We also do occasional gigs, but not everyone does these. Would highly recommend, and no need to learn the words as they are displayed on an overhead screen. tunelesschoir.com. See if there is one near you.

I sing in a small community choir for women, we pay per term, it’s roughly around £6 per session. Most of us are friends out of choir as we meet at other activities.
Great fun, try and find a small group to join.

I have obviously been completely spoilt, hence my earlier comment, I belong to a singing group and pay £2.00 per session!

I also sing with the local community choir. I joined when we moved here to meet local people. I love it. It costs about £7 a session. I looked into also joining a nearby Rock Choir and thought it rather expensive.

Yesterday I was looking at booking a taster session at The Rock Choir as we have one very local to me. I can’t sing but I am enthusiastic!
I didn’t book as I couldn’t work out how much it was, £360 does seem a lot but I know the local one does seem to perform at quite a few events.

I have two friends who sang with Rock Choirs, but found it wasn’t for them. One now sings with her local community choir (terms only, £180 membership), and she has developed a good post-retirement social life through that. The other, much younger and working, is now with a local Indie Choir, which she enjoys but which isn’t as social.

I’m an ex Rock Choir member. I did enjoy it for the first couple of years (I was still working so I could afford it). I stopped eventually because the choir became really big which can be nice (singing in a large group) and not so nice (not as easy to connect with others in the choir). We did do some really enjoyable gigs and then again some that were a trial - like the time we were right under the Heathrow flight path, outdoors, in strong wind that snatched every word away!

I now sing in a local community choir for over 55s where you just pitch up and sing. No need to learn your part (I’m an alto) and be bored whilst the tenors practice theirs for half an hour!

I was in Rock Choir for 10 years, I swopped to a different one as the first one was too big, and I tbh became irritated by the ego of the leader. It us definitely expensive so I made sure I went to performances we were
doing. There's pressure to learn as you sing without words to hold. Initially I loved it, the second one was smaller and only stopped cos I wasn't free that night. Now I go to a Friday morning Singing for Wellbeing. Great fun and no pressure.

I was exactly the same! I also saw through the massive ego boosting tricks to make you love the leader.

ferry23. I have been a Rock Choir member for about 7 years and I love being a member. Our choir leader is fab and we have such fun during our session. It can be a challenge learning lyrics but we get there in the end and I'm sure it's good for my brain. We've had wonderful opportunities to sing at local events and we performed last year at Edinburgh Fringe. We will also get the chance to record at Abbey Road Studios. Even during Covid, we moved online and had our sessions on Zoom, not perfect, but for many of us it was a weekly highlight. You can choose which performances you want to do. I have met a great bunch of people and made lasting friendships. The cost is a consideration but I wouldn't give it up!

Not a Rock Choir member, but my local Choral Society annual cost is £125, which covers hire of hall and conductor’s and accompanist’s fees. Great value for money.
I also sing in my church choir which costs nothing. We even get paid for singing at weddings!