Jimmy Rotheram gives his take on Ex Cathedra's ChoirMaker, an online platform designed to support singing in Year 7.
Gemma King, Gabriella Liandu, Zoha Sohail, Annabel Ledgard and Rebecca Ledgard singing ‘All Will Be Well’ by Ruairi Edwards
Gemma King, Gabriella Liandu, Zoha Sohail, Annabel Ledgard and Rebecca Ledgard singing ‘All Will Be Well’ by Ruairi Edwards - Images: Ex Cathedra

Hailed by The New York Times as ‘one of Britain's very best choirs’, Ex Cathedra has been producing concerts and participatory projects for over 50 years. In that time, the group has worked in over a thousand schools across the UK and beyond.

However, fine credentials do not always translate into a resource that can be used effectively, at a distance and without further support, by an overstretched and time-pressed teacher in a busy and challenging comprehensive. Can ChoirMaker, as a standalone resource, step up to the plate? I'm pleased to say it goes further and smashes the ball out of the park.

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