Big Sing 2026: Feel Good!
Uplifting. Joyful. Singing together for feel-good vibes.
What makes you feel good? Being outside? A good meal? Time with your friends? We’re all unique, so there’s no single answer. For us, nothing beats a good old sing.
Big Sing: Feel Good! introduces hand-picked, irresistible songs that stick in your head (in the best way) from the Sing Up Song Bank, complete with curriculum links, flexible teaching resources and expert teacher training at your fingertips. Whether you’re new to classroom singing or a seasoned choir leader, these tunes will have you and your pupils humming all day long. Learn a full song or just the chorus, either way, you’ll boost wellbeing, build confidence, and maybe even spark a lifelong love of music (no pressure).
The vibe: Singing for joy, whatever the topic – we’ll give you a beat to keep the pace.
The finale: A live celebration in July where your hard work will shine!
Let’s get those endorphins flowing and feel good together.
Big Sing 2026: Feel Good! includes…
May-July – Big Sing Resources Access
Via the Sing Up Song Bank. Includes audio tracks, teaching notes and lyrics.
Choice of Teacher Training:
– Tuesday 6 May – In-person, 1pm-3pm, Middlesbrough Town Hall
– Thursday 8 May – In-person, 1pm-3pm, The Glasshouse
– Pre-recorded online session available from Thursday 23 April onwards
Choice of Celebration Day:
75 minutes of singing together to feel good, in a choice of wonderful venues with a live professional band.
- Tuesday 7 July 1pm, Middlesbrough Town Hall
Historic venue, ideal for schools in the south of the region.
Traditional Big Sing format with capacity for ~1000 across 3 levels.
Experienced team ready to welcome large school groups. - Wednesday 8 July 1pm, Sage Two, The Glasshouse
- Thursday 9 July 10.15am or 1pm, Sage Two, The Glasshouse
Intimate venue (seats ~320) — expected to sell out fast!
Immersive experience with full seating (no mats), including levels 2 & 3.
If you’ve been to Big Sing for Mini Singers for F&KS1, you’ll be familiar with the hall.
Suitable for:
Key Stage 2-3
Group size at performance* and price:
£110 for up to 15 people. (max 5 additional people at £6 per head)
£210 for up to 33 people. (max 8 additional people at £6 per head)
£360 for up to 66 people, (max 8 additional people at £6 per head)
*Total number to include both students and staff
**5% discount on package price for all schools with a valid Sing Up membership during April-July 2026. Additional tickets will be charged at £6 per head, as above.
For groups significantly larger than stated above, please contact us directly for a price schoolbookings@theglasshouseicm.org .
Can’t make the performance date?
£60 for Teacher Training and Resources only
Ready to feel good? Enrolment opens Monday 10 November 2025 so pop a note in your diary to pop back then!
F&KS1 feeling left out? Check out this year’s Big Sing for Mini Singers
TERMS & CONDITIONS
ENROLMENT CLOSES: Friday 27 March 2026
Submission of this form is not a confirmation of your booking.
Enrolment requests can come in quickly, and sometimes we can’t update our forms fast enough. We’ll be in touch as soon as we can to let you know if your requested day & time was successful.
If your request is successful:
Booking confirmation:
You will receive an email confirmation of your enrolment request within 14 days of submitting your form. This will secure your spaces on the project.
If you do not hear from us in the first 14 days, please get in touch schoolbookings@theglasshouseicm.org to ensure nothing has got lost.
Booking Order Confirmations from our Box Office Team will be sent out via email from January 2026 onwards.
Invoicing for the project will aim to take place between Tuesday 7 and Friday 17 April 2026.
Cancellation:
Please inform us in writing at schoolbookings@theglasshouseicm.org as soon as you can if you wish to cancel your booking request.
Cancellation charges:
– Cancellation charges will apply from Thursday 23 April 2026 onwards (Teacher Training release day).
– 0% on or before Wednesday 22 April 2026, 50% on or before Friday 5 June 2026, 100% thereafter.
Changes to bookings:
After submitting your form, if you need to amend your enrolment numbers or details between now and the enrolment closing date, Friday 27 March 2026, please get in touch as soon as possible.
Once the project has begun, small changes can be made to your booking by emailing schoolbookings@theglasshouseicm.org . Significant changes (other than cancellation), which may reduce your fee or greatly increase the number of seats you require, will be looked at on a case-by-case basis.
Sing Up Membership status:
Your Sing Up membership status will be checked prior to invoicing to ensure it is still valid during the project period, so the invoice price may differ to your order summary if it has since expired. The discount is valid for all Sing Up member schools and is applied to the package price only. Additional tickets will be charged at full price.
Plan your trip:
There’s more than one way to get to us. Plan your journey here – and let the feel-good fun begin.
What do teachers say?
“Our children loved the song choices. Sing Up was incredibly easy to use and easy to follow.”
“all online resources were fantastic, we used the interactive lyrics and scores for every rehearsal”
“The band were amazing, our group thoroughly enjoyed the experience of singing with other schools.”
“Singing in the large auditorium with others schools, it was lovely to see our children let go and enjoy themselves.”
The Big Sing and Big Sing for Mini Singers is supported by The Kavli Trust. The Big Sing programme brings the joy of singing to more than 3,000 children in schools across the North East and Cumbria region, culminating in a series of inspirational concerts at The Glasshouse. The Kavli Trust, which owns Norway’s Kavli group, produces the well-known Kavli and Primula spreadable cheeses and Q-Meieriene dairy products as well as other food products in Norway, Sweden, Finland and the UK have worked with The Glasshouse since 2014, supporting culture.
