Choose to sing anyway!

When I first came to New Zealand, I was not welcomed in choirs as I couldn't read music. I grew up singing all the time in Madagascar: in choirs, in a band, in a traditional folk group...

In time, I found my own people and got to sing in various choirs including a Madrigal choir of all things, which didn't require me to read music.

Being able to read music does not define whether you can sing or not. Reading music is a tool, a very useful tool but NOT the only tool to learn a song. There are many ways to learn a song as proven by my own upbringing and if you one day choose to learn to read music, then there are ways and opportunities to do that too.

I guess, all I am saying is, don't get put off by your inability to read music before you start singing. Choose to sing anyway!!!

Join a community choir today!

Lala Simpson

Note: There are membership fee’s for being part of the choirs and groups below, they vary, you can pay weekly or by term.

Wellington Community Choir

Wednesdays 7 pm- 9pm at Te Whaea, last rehearsal for term 3 is on the 25th of September

Just turn up. No audition. 

Contact welcomchoir@gmail.com

Kotaba Voices

Mondays 7pm-8:30pm in the Garden Room at St Peter's on Wills, last rehearsal for term 3 is on the 23rd of September

Just turn up. No audition.

Contact oohlalamusic1@gmail.com

Gale Force Gospel

Mondays 6 pm during School Term

The hall behind St Andrew's on the Terrace, Wellington.

New singers are always welcome. The choir is open to all singers without audition.

Contact info@galeforcegospel.org.nz

There is also, Anna Sedcole runs a group in Karori on Wednesday mornings and Joanna Shrigley runs a group on Friday mornings in Aro Valley, so if you are in the area, pop in, say hi.