Enabling Tomorrow’s Voices
‘A church or school without a choir is like a body without a soul. Singing lies at the heart of worship and education.’ Sir John Rutter CBE
At the RSCM our mission is clear: to enable the flourishing of church music. We envision a world where everyone can experience, sing and play good church music – music that is uplifting, joyful, and stimulating. This journey begins with young people of all faiths and none, supporting their well-being and skills development, and helping them find and use their voices in shared song.
The Need
We urgently need to address the lack of children involved in church music in schools and churches.
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Today’s young people are the congregations, choirs and music groups of tomorrow. The collective, folk memory of shard song needs a firm foundation to endure. Older generations hold a shared knowledge of hymns that persists even as memories fade. How do we ensure that this knowledge continues to bring joy and comfort to future generations?
We cherish our rich heritage of church music not because we are told to, but because we’ve experienced its unique and special nature firsthand. If we can give people the opportunity to experience the joy of singing they will be more likely to join their church choir.
What are we doing?
The RSCM is committed to supporting a lifelong journey of engagement with church music.
Our Education Programme provides a pipeline of training and support to nurture children’s and young people’s engagement and development in singing.
The journey begins with Hymnpact!®, encouraging singing schools, and continues with our Voice for Life® training programme and Singing Awards. It includes in-person courses, such as the annual Bath course, training events, and opportunities to come and sing together.
We are cultivating the next generation of leaders through our expanding Emerging Leaders programme and fostering music leadership of all ages within our Church Music Skills programme. We encourage clergy and lay worship leaders to be ambitious in their church music-making and to harness the power of music as mission.
We plan to expand our resources and support to form more singing groups and choirs for both young people and adults. However, the success of these plans hinges on securing the necessary financial resources.
How can you help?
There are many ways in which you can help further our work, perhaps you might consider leaving us a gift in your will?
Lets all do what we can to keep church music alive, now and for generations to come.