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Repertoire programming.
We help select pieces that suit your choir's voice mix, the occasion (KMF / concert / assembly), and any required language work (Latin, English, Swahili, Kikuyu).
For schools · Choir director
A choir director for your school.
Schools with a choir that needs a trained ear — for KMF preparation, term-end concerts, school assemblies or just consistent weekly rehearsal direction — can engage a Concerto choir director for a project or a sustained term. ABRSM choral training, set-work expertise, and the discipline of weekly continuity.
Training
ABRSM choral + conducting
Choir size
15–80+ voices
Frequency
1–2 sessions/week
Window
Project to year-long
What's included
The engagement, end to end.
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Sectional + full rehearsals.
Director runs full rehearsals + sectional work (soprano / alto / tenor / bass) as needed. We teach blend, breath, diction and confident performance.
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KMF rubric awareness.
For KMF entries: rubric-aware coaching, mock adjudications, and presentation polish that competition judges expect.
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Performance-day support.
Optional add-on: director attends the concert / KMF round / assembly for warm-up + conducting. We'll travel within 100 km of Nairobi/Kikuyu.
A typical engagement
Shape of a school project.
01 · Discovery call
Choir size, voice mix, current level, target performance dates, and your existing music staff capacity.
02 · Quote + director match
Written quote within one working day with proposed director, weekly schedule and total fee.
03 · Audition + voice-assessment
First session: director hears each section, identifies sub-groupings, agrees the repertoire shortlist.
04 · Build phase
Weekly sectional + full rehearsals. Repertoire taught in passes — text and notes first, then phrasing, then expression.
05 · Polish + mock
Final fortnight: full-run rehearsals with rubric feedback, mock performance, presentation review.
06 · Concert / festival day
Director on-site for warm-up + conducting (optional add-on).
Who this fits
Best matched to.
- ·Schools with an existing choir but no specialist conductor
- ·KMF "Action song" / "Folk song" / "Sacred song" entries needing rubric-aware coaching
- ·Schools running an end-of-term concert
- ·Boarding schools where weekly rehearsals are part of the rhythm
- ·Schools whose music director is on leave / between hires
Pricing
Quoted per engagement.
Each school engagement is priced individually based on duration, frequency, students, and trainer specialism. Payment by bank transfer, M-Pesa Paybill (247247) or cheque. Tell us your shape — we'll send a written quote within one working day.
Frequently asked
For school administrators.
01What sizes of choir do you work with?+
Anywhere from a 15-voice ensemble to an 80+-voice school choir. Below 15 we'd treat it as a small-group vocal coaching engagement rather than choir direction; above 80 we'd propose multiple sectional rehearsals.
02Do you cover sacred / church choir repertoire?+
Yes — several of our directors came up through church music ministry. We comfortably handle hymnody, anthems, contemporary worship and KMF sacred-song categories.
03Can you teach in Kikuyu, Swahili and other Kenyan languages?+
Yes — we have directors fluent in Kikuyu, Swahili, and several other languages. Diction work is taken seriously at Concerto; we don't allow students to "fake" lyrics they don't understand.
04How is the cost structured?+
Quoted per engagement based on weekly hours, total weeks and choir size. Written quote within one working day; payment by bank transfer, M-Pesa Paybill (247247) or cheque.
05Can the same director cover KMF AND the end-of-term concert?+
Yes — common shape. We extend the same engagement with the same director through both performance dates. Continuity matters enormously to choirs.
06Will you help our music teacher rather than replace them?+
Often — we work alongside school music staff as a specialist add-on rather than a replacement. The director runs the choir specifically; your music staff continues classroom music. We can structure the engagement either way.
Direct your choir this term.
Tell us about your school, the outcome you want and the window you have. We'll send a quote with a matched trainer within one working day.
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