Sing for Pleasure Summer School for Singers, Conductors & Vocal Leaders – 9-16 August 2025

Sing for Pleasure (SfP) is the largest provider of Choral Conductor training in the UK. The annual Summer School takes place each August and offers courses for choral conductors of all levels of experience, alongside a choice of courses for singers. 

ABOUT OUR CONDUCTING COURSES:
For over 60 years, SfP has provided high-quality training for choral conductors and
vocal leaders. In that time, we have developed courses that allow conductors to
acquire an initial repertoire of effective conducting gestures and techniques and then
build on that in their individual ways and according to their varying experiences. Many
of our students have gone on to win major national and international prizes
with their choirs, and some of them now teach the courses that provided them with
the skills that power their success.
For full details of our week-long conductor training courses, see our brochuere here:
https://singforpleasure.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SS25_Full-Week-Brochure.pdf

ABOUT OUR COURSES FOR SINGERS:
We offer a choice of part-week courses that can be combined to make up a full week, or attended in isolation. Our tutors this year are Matthew Roughley (tutor for ‘On Broadway’ and ‘Contemporary Pop Choir’ courses) and Amy Bebbington (‘Consort Course’ for experience singers).

Full details of our part-week and full-week singers courses here: https://singforpleasure.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/SS25_Choral-Course-Brochure.pdf

Whichever course you attend, there are warmups, whole-course singing and lots of social activities, in a friendly and supportive environment. 

Venue: Keele University, Staffordshire, UK. 
Set in magnificent parkland and overlooked by the stately Keele Hall, Keele
Conference Park forms part of Keele University and combines the perfect central
location with award-winning catering, newly upgraded facilities, and comfortable
accommodation in en-suite single rooms. Keele University is a campus site and easily accessed from the M6, A34 and A50. Stoke-on-Trent is the nearest railway station, and the closest airports are Birmingham International or Manchester.

“I was overwhelmingly impressed by the very happy and mutually supportive
atmosphere.” Peter Owens, Trinity College of Music