It's something of a lost art that one Linden woman is desperately trying to reinstate - groups singing.
Warrimoo's "Moo Choir" director Suzanne Langford said "in earlier times, people would sing together at church, or at home around the piano, or out in the fields, but in our increasingly secular and technological age, these opportunities are lost to many, and community choirs have sprung up to fill the gap".
Ms Langford said the growth of the biennial Blackheath Choir Festival shows that "many people are now joining choirs and enjoying the experience".
In a bid to grow their own relatively new choir of mostly Warrimooians, they are holding an choir open night on February 9.
"It's an opportunity for those who love singing, but fear they wouldn't be good enough for a choir, or that they can't read music or any other fear to come along and see that choir is for everyone," Ms Langford said. "You don't need to sing perfectly or read music. You just need to want to learn to sing with others."
"It's a choir you can slot into easily," added David Ireland, one of the group's 25 members.
Mr Ireland said the choir, which started in 2008 under the direction of Tom Bridges and Kate Swadling, was especially keen to find new male singers and build numbers from the Lower Mountains.
"We need men, all the Mountains choirs are really short of male singers, except the Spooky Men's," he said.
The Moo Choir performs at a number of community events including the Glenbrook Festival and the Blackheath Choir Festival and meet every Monday night during the school term at Warrimoo Public Hall.
"My experience has been very, very positive.
"It's a very friendly and supportive choir, singing everything from traditional African to pop. If you want to sing, you just have to listen," Mr Ireland said.
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