About ChoirBLAST, a community singing charity in Godalming, Surrey.
ChoirBLAST is a registered charity built on one belief: music belongs to everyone. Not everyone who can afford it. Everyone. We exist to make the proven benefits of group singing free and available to the people who need them most, and are least likely to find them elsewhere.
What we believe at ChoirBLAST
We believe two things at once: that anyone can sing, and that the people who would benefit most are often the least able to access it. ChoirBLAST exists to close that gap.
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Three values follow from it.
Joy.
Singing together produces a mix of wellbeing hormones that no other single activity matches, and we are not apologetic about that word.
Inclusion.
Our choirs are genuinely, structurally free. If it costs money, or only confident singers are welcome, it is not truly inclusive.
Confidence.
Stepping up and being heard is one of the most confidence-building things a person can do, and our choirs take people from a first tentative session all the way to a public stage.
What makes ChoirBLAST different?
It is as much about how we work as what we do.
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We bring choirs into communities, in schools, care homes and community spaces
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We use live music, always, to enhance the musical experience.
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We use Makaton signing in every session, so everyone can take part
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Every session is led by a trained choir leader or professional musician
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Everything is genuinely free. No suggested donation, no catch
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A registered charity you can trust.
ChoirBLAST is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (no. 1210483) in October 2024. We are led by a named board of trustees and run by a dedicated team who give their time because they believe in this work.
Our story and founder.
Our founder, Phoebe, has spent over a decade helping people overcome adversity through singing, working with people living with physical disabilities, with long-term mental health challenges, and with children in education. ChoirBLAST grew from what she saw again and again: that singing together genuinely changes lives. That belief is now a charity with a mission to reach as many people as possible, starting with those who have the least access of all.
"The benefits of singing, let alone singing in a group, are physical, mental and social. Singing releases all the feel-good hormones, endorphins, serotonin, dopamine and oxytocin. Why not try and build singing into your weekly routine and see how you feel?" Phoebe Gaydon, founder of ChoirBLAST​
