Ward Choir Director

I personally feel like it's possible to be too uptight and stressed and serious when being a choir director. I think it's important to be very approachable and friendly and relaxed. You know, I feel like it's kind of a sensitive thing, like people have to be kind of vulnerable to sing in front of other people. And if you can make an environment where everyone feels comfortable singing and there's no judgment, there's no getting slapped on the wrist for not singing perfectly, but maybe more focusing on worshipping God and not having everything come off perfectly, but just having people's heart in the music, even if it doesn't sound perfect, even if the tone is not perfect, just focusing on the why of singing and trying to focus on making everyone feel comfortable and not judged and welcomed.

I agree with the person who posted before me that choir directors should make it so that the choir is chill and you're not expected to be perfect. Like anyone can be there who wants to cling. They don't have to be perfect and don't have to be able to read music really well or be really really good at clinging or anything like that. I've never been a choir director but I was in a ward choir. I've been in several ward choirs. But two different wards I've been in where I've been in a ward choir I've had not specifically the director but just people in the choir that were like, oh you're hitting that note wrong. Until then it was awkward and until then I stopped going. And so it's important that you're not.