Our Inclusive Choir is run in collaboration with Soundabout.

We meet once a month on a Saturday at MAC Birmingham, Cannon Hill Park, Birmingham, B12 9QH Birmingham.

Session dates as follows:

11.00-12.30 on Saturday 8th February 2025
11.00-12.30 on Saturday 1st March 2025
11.00-12.30 on Saturday 5th April 2025
11.00-12.30 on Saturday 24th May 2025
11.00-12.30 on Saturday 14th June 2025
11.00-12.30 on Saturday 12th July 2025

It is free to join, there are no auditions, offers an informal and welcoming set up and you do not need to be able to read music. We come together to celebrate members and their passion for music and singing, each having their own way of sharing their voice.

Experienced choir leads work with members as a group and individually to build their confidence to take part. As well as singing, members are encouraged to take part in ways that they feel comfortable including sound and music-making with instruments, movement and dance.

All voices are welcome as we aim to be as inclusive as possible, removing barriers to participation from those with severe and profound learning disabilities. Parents and carers enjoy getting involved too.

The choir sings a range of songs chosen by members, from children’s songs to recognised pop songs.

For more information, please email [email protected].

About the Choir Leaders

Helen Phipps, Vocal Teacher, Services For Education

Helen has worked in the vocal department for Services for Education for the past 18 years having started her career as a primary classroom teacher. She joined the Inclusive Choir as an accompanist over a year ago, bringing her supportive nature and passion to the group.

Helen loves being part of the team and finds it a joy coming together with participants every month, seeing the smiles the songs bring to their faces.

Emily Tully, Soundabout Practitioner, Soundabout

Emily is a Birmingham based music specialist who started her passion for music, singing and performing in choirs and shows which led to her musical theatre degree.

With eleven years experience teaching music to those with special educational needs in a large Birmingham school and privately, she believes “we are born musical”. Emily develops ways to open musical worlds to those with a range of learning difficulties and disabilities in order to encourage pre-language skills; allowing pupils to express their creativity and develop their musicality.

Emily is the choir’s Soundabout practitioner who has led the choir since it’s formation in 2021 and is passionate about nurturing the talents of others to create new stars!

Martin Fisher, Soundabout Practitioner, Soundabout

Martin has been playing, singing & slowly writing music since childhood, has taught guitar, and is a member of at least four bands (it’s hard to keep track).

Although most of his time is occupied by a non-musical day job, he has loved working part-time for Soundabout since 2019, including 3 years at a school in Coventry for children of all school ages with a broad range of special educational needs.

Since 2022, Martin has been working on sound and vocal tracks for the Inclusive Choir network and enjoys supporting face-to-face sessions with the Birmingham Choir.
Lucky to be part of this fantastic team, he is delighted to help bring some ‘sonic sunshine’ into the choir members’ lives and to see & hear their fantastic enjoyment and enthusiasm.

For more information, please email [email protected].