Introducing - Sing for Better Breathing!

Introducing - Sing for Better Breathing!

Starling Arts are really excited to be launching a new singing group for residents of the London Borough of Barnet who suffer with lung conditions (such as asthma, COPD and long-covid) and associated breathing challenges. Absolutely no singing experience is needed and sessions will be interactive, fun and accessible. Check out this blog post to find out more!

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Staying Happy, Healthy and in Fine Voice When You're Missing Singing With Others

Staying Happy, Healthy and in Fine Voice When You're Missing Singing With Others

Singing in a group is awesome. The feeling of belting out a harmony with a load of other singers, particularly when they are your fellow choir or cast members and have become your friends, is something that is very hard to beat, or indeed replicate.

So what do we do when we can’t get together to sing as usual?

Here are a few ideas I use to make sure that I top up my feel good vibes when my usual singing activities aren’t on the cards.

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Exciting News from Starling HQ!

Exciting News from Starling HQ!

We are having an exciting restructure and Starling Arts is now officially a Community Interest Company (CIC).
We’ll be making more of a song and a dance (quite literally!) about this change in the coming months with exciting project news and website updates, but check out this post if you want to understand CICs a bit more!

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Singing, Joy and a Global Pandemic

Singing, Joy and a Global Pandemic

Sing Happy is all about the way we use our voices for joy. In this month’s blog post we address the unique experience of singing, joy and a global pandemic.

“When I started a new, playful relationship with singing in a world of Covid-19 by pushing the boundaries and reconnecting with the essence of raising our voices together, I was able to expand my horizons and restore some joy to my singing and group facilitation too. Now I relish the challenge…”

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