RSCM Ireland

Royal School of Church Music in Ireland   ~   Scoil Ríoga Cheol na hEaglaise in Éirinn

Voice For Life ~ Introduction

Voice For Life is the RSCM’s vocal training scheme, and exists to support and promote singing in churches, schools and other communities.

The scheme provides a framework for choral singers to develop their vocal skills, their musical understanding, and their knowledge of repertoire. It comes with a range of teaching material and supporting resources and gives plenty of advice on the practicalities of running a choir. It is intended to enable choir trainers and teachers to train their choir more effectively, and to help singers grow as people as well as musicians.

Bronze, Silver & Gold awards

In order to support the choir trainer and affirm the levels achieved within the choir while working on the Voice for Life training scheme, the RSCM provides a system of awards designed to be assessed through a formal examination: these are called the Bronze, Silver & Gold awards.

Each award has its own syllabus and regulations. These come complete with guidelines to fully prepare the candidate and the choir trainer for the standard expected during the examination.

The Bronze and Silver awards are administered and examined within Ireland, with examinations taking place in Belfast and Dublin in May and November each year:

Bronze and Silver Award - Entry Form 2012 (PDF)
Bronze and Silver Award - Syllabus (PDF)

How the RSCM runs its awards

Every effort is made to ensure that award assessments are administered in a fair and open manner. See the awards Administration Information for more details or contact the awards administrator.