Good morning, Directors
We have our children scheduled to sing in our Church 3 times a year. They practice twice a week for a month and out of 56 students we had 6 show up at our last event. This is not good at all. How do you impress upon the parents the importance of showing up to these events. All suggestions are welcome.
Blessings,
Marsha MacIntyre
We have our Preschoolers scheduled to sing with our Jr. Kindergarten (TK) and Kindergarten classes to boost numbers, but with potentially 60 kids total, maybe 20 will show up. Its disappointing but we make sure to post pics of the kids singing on our social media, classroom boards, emails to all and a page in the yearbook, to show off who sang. Our pastor will write a personalized note to each that sang as well, and those are handed out at chapel. Do kids that didn't come feel left out? Maybe, but we are praising those that did come wih the hope that the others will come the next time we sing.
Our church does have a kids' choir for ages K-6th that practices Tuesdays for an hour after school and kids from the community are invited to join as well as from our church and/or school. They sing 10 times a year at church and local community events.
I’d love to propose starting a small Sunday choir! We used to have our preschool classrooms singing together, but it felt disappointing when attendance was low. Now, we have a "Preschool Praise Posse" that performs about 3-5 times a year. It’s a small, dedicated group filled with students who really enjoy singing, and their families love coming to support them.
I have a couple of teachers who lead the choir, and they get an extra two hours on the days they perform. Plus, I always invite the congregation to our Christmas and Spring performances, which really brings everyone together.