Following the success of the Christmas singing project, The HR team at Hillarys have committed to regular singing meet ups for their staff! Meeting fortnightly on a Friday afternoon, it gives the staff the opportunity to meet up and connect whilst creating some lovely singing. Previously, many of the members of staff had not known … Continue reading Singing for wellbeing at Hillarys
Rehearsal Notes Monday 13th January 2020
What a welcome back! 157 singers (an all time high) turned out on this wet and windy night... here's what we got up to. Warm Up - Agadoo (Black Lace) a quality bit of school disco choreography!, just to get us all in the mood for the singing. We then sang some simple patterns to … Continue reading Rehearsal Notes Monday 13th January 2020
I thought this would be a good project…..
and the singers at Hillarys made it a great one. Friday was my last rehearsal with the Hillarys Liberty Singers. We spent an hour at their offices just polishing the final parts of the Christmas songs. We were both filmed and interviewed for Notts TV at the same time!! Then off we went downstairs to … Continue reading I thought this would be a good project…..
When I’m wrong, I say I’m wrong…
Love a quote from Dirty Dancing! Today, I was singing Christmas songs with the University of Nottingham's Kings Meadow Campus staff. We had a MASSIVE rehearsal studio, 13 singers and some tricky songs to master. Vicky Price who booked me in and masterminded the operation had told me that many singers were choir members and … Continue reading When I’m wrong, I say I’m wrong…
Finding my own voice….
Last Friday was a treat to myself. You might call it continuing professional development?! I spent a couple of hours in the studio with Rich singing songs just for the absolute hell of it. The Ringmaster at Ringstead Studios. Rich has a knack for picking songs which suit me. I've struggled recently with my own … Continue reading Finding my own voice….
Hillarys continue their workplace singing journey…
Our first rehearsal went really well and it had been a couple of weeks since I'd seen the guys in the choir. So now they knew what to expect... and they even bought some new people along too. As I set up, a lady approached me to tell me that she's been looking forward to … Continue reading Hillarys continue their workplace singing journey…
