Courtesy of Scrub Choir
Scrub Choir – producing and engaging a virtual choir through a wellbeing lens
The Royal Melbourne Scrub Choir was formed mid pandemic to support the wellbeing of frontline healthcare staff. It is unique as it is clinician led and all editing and production is through a wellbeing lens. All submissions are accepted, and the notion of this virtual choir relates to engagement, connectivity, and community. Scrub Choir includes singers, musicians, dancers, and joy makers. It is an inclusive project across The Royal Melbourne Hospital with all professions involved. It has been recognised as the single most comprehensive project across the institution and has received wide media attention, community support, progressed to live performance and continues to operate with special projects both online and live. The positive engagement is in two steps 1. the making of the videos with single submissions and filmed onsite group participation (in line with restrictions) and 2) the final product where all submissions are brought together as a cohesive virtual performance which is greater than the sum of its parts. This process involves detailed technical skills, aligned with an understanding of the healthcare culture, spaces and people. It demonstrates a unique partnership with editing of sound and visuals between O’Brien and Pilkington. The process is heavily influenced by the varying levels of technical quality in submissions and all editing has a therapeutic outcome attached. This presentation will discuss the in and outs of the process and challenges faced along the way.
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