The Choir Director Podcast

The Choir Director Podcast is the essential resource for choir directors, conductors and vocal leaders who want to build stronger choirs, run better rehearsals and create outstanding musical experiences.

Hosted by international conductor and festival producer Russell Scott, each episode shares practical strategies for rehearsal technique, vocal training, repertoire choices, choir recruitment, leadership, performance preparation and managing real-world community and amateur choirs.

Whether you lead a school choir, church choir, community choir or professional ensemble, this podcast gives you actionable ideas you can apply immediately — from improving blend and tuning to motivating singers and growing your choir.

Featuring expert interviews with leading conductors, vocal specialists, composers and choir educators, alongside solo coaching episodes packed with real solutions for real choir challenges.

If you’re a choir director who wants practical tools, musical insight and leadership strategies to help your singers thrive, this is the podcast for you.

Guest

Keara Sheeran

Keara has been directing choir for over 25 years. Her passion is Gospel music and creating events for Gospel choirs in Ireland. The IGNITE Gospel Choir has been singing together for 18 years. She has worked with some of the best Gospel music industry directors and producers and facilitates a group of over 120 Gospel choir directors from all over Europe and the US. She is passionate about director supports and cultivating a space for growth, challenge and encouragement. She also directs 2 contemporary community choirs, encouraging social inclusion and getting people in the community to give singing a go.

https://www.kearasheeran.com/

Guest appearance on:

Ep #05: How to Build a Gospel Choir That Actually Grows with Keara Sheeran