Anything but 'Method 1: The free for all' would be my preference. I know of a singaround which uses this method. It is probably the best session in the district, with some very fine singers attending, but it is very intimidating for participants. The 2 people trying to start a song at the same time situation can happen 2 or 3 times a night.

I also think that many singarounds, these days, are 'over-populated' and it is this phenomenon which leads to the organisational questions raised above. I sometimes find myself yearning for the days when there were only between 6 and 12 people at a singaround and there was time for 2 or 3 songs per participant (at least) and chat between songs. Nowadays all I have to look forward to is claustrophobia and sensory overload!