Initium Arts is the collective name for four community choirs based in Scotland: SINGergy choir, AChoired Taste, ZigZag Community Choir and Rockus. Our choirs are non-audition, fun and inclusive. Have a look at our choirs and get in touch if you’d like to join us.
Gregg Muir is a Scottish Musician.
He is a composer, conductor, performer, and facilitator. Music began for him in 1987 when, at the age of 6, he picked up a trumpet in the Bishopton Boys and Girls Brigade marching band and he loved it.
Music became his life, flourishing through Park Mains High School, James Watt College, and the University of Strathclyde, where he gained a 2:1 Applied Music specialising in Community Music and Composition.
Continuing his spirit to learn, he gained experience in early years Kodaly music methodology, therapeutic music for young people and adults with additional support needs, and vocal techniques in the Estill Methodology.
Gregg, as a composer, is what he is.
Whether it's creating unique arrangements for choirs and orchestras, composing inspiring music for charitable causes, or playing trumpet for ceremonies, Gregg's passion is letting music out for everyone to experience.
Gregg happily lives at home with his husband, their child, and their hyperactive Border Collie. He loves them all to the moon and back.
“Music has taken me on so many wonderful adventures performing in: Scotland, Wales, England, Ireland, Denmark, Prague, Germany, USA, and Canada.”
Anyone can sing. If you can speak, then you have the ability to sing. To sing or speak, you use a combination of muscles in your body to support, power, and create sound. The more you use these muscles, the stronger they become, and the more you are able to control them. So, just like someone starting a new sport, over time the muscles you need to do the activity strengthen. Singing is the exact same. Use the muscles regularly, and you will become a better singer.
Gregg approaches the choirs with one goal; to make people happy. If people leave a rehearsal with a smile on their faces, then he has done his job. Gregg believes that music is a tool to reach an end result of creating a safe, expressive, and social environment that anyone from any community can be a part of. Every rehearsal is full of laughter, encouragement, and honesty.
“Community music is a way for me to connect with so many amazing and diverse people, creating inspiring musical experiences for all ages.”
