Marje:
Everyone just got on and learned the words. The performance benefited enormously from this, as we could make eye contact not only with the audience but also with each other as we sang our different parts, usually standing in a semicircle. it's a much more rewarding experience than standing in straight rows singing from a book.


I sing in a church choir, my wife sings in a community choir.
Might I suggest that if you know the songs, making eye contact with your audience & your fellow singers should come 2nd & 3rd to watching your conductor/director.

Cheers