What Community Choir Leaders should be doing now

From my friends at Chorus Connection:

5 Ways to Set Yourself Up for Success

Learn to adapt, quickly. In a changing world, choruses that succeed will be the ones that adapt quickly.

Aim for flexibility. There’s no doubt about it — your chorus will need to be very flexible this year. Ensure there’s room for flexibility in everything you do from your vendor contracts to your attendance policies.

Be willing to experiment. No one knows the right thing to do right now. Choruses are going to have to try new things to see what works. And they’ll have to fail a few times to see what doesn’t work!

Ask for help. Don’t be afraid to ask for help from your choral colleagues, your volunteers/staff, and arts advocacy organizations.

Don’t give up. Your organization has an important purpose and people are counting on you to help them during these difficult times. Don’t give up on your mission or your community. You can do this. You will do this. We believe in you.  …more…