Welcome to Boys Keep Singing
Lots of boys give up singing between the ages of 11 and 14 when their voices change. Boys Keep Singing was set up in collaboration with the National Youth Choirs of Great Britain to do “exactly what it says on the tin”. KEEP – BOYS- SINGING! That’s good for boys – because boys’ singing is actually very “cool”, and it’s good for choirs, because choirs need tenors and basses! The first phase of BKS concentrated on peer2peer education. Boys: if you don’t trust us, trust your mates.
Now in its second phase of development, BKS intends to achieve its aims like this:
1. Make available research, conduct further research and promote research informed practice.
BKS was a university based project: Edge Hill University and the University of York. Research and knowledge transfer is what universities do and therefore what BKS does.
2. End the isolation of teachers
The schools inspectorate, OFSTED, found that far too many music teachers work in isolation. BKS found exactly the same thing, so one of the key aims is to end that isolation.
3. Promote and distribute repertoire
The most frequently asked question is “What repertoire motivates boys?” There’s good news and bad news…
There’s lots of helps and resources available from BKS, and the list is growing all the time. Because it uses real live boys, access to the most important parts of BKS is password protected in the interests of child protection and internet safety. Please contact us for a log-in.
