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The ICU Liberty Singers Aiming for Christmas Chart Success
INTENSIVE CARE STAFF AIMING FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF VIRAL AS ICU CHOIR JOINS THE RACE FOR CHRISTMAS NUMBER ONE A 100 strong Zoom choir made up of ICU staff is releasing a re-make of classic Police track ‘Every Breath You Take’ in a bid to secure the Christmas number...
The ICU Liberty Singers
When I approached Alison Pittard to create a free virtual choir for NHS Critical Care workers this Christmas I had no idea the power it would have. Within 48 hours we had signed up 100 singers - so we extended the zoom capacity and currently have 140 registered to...
How I teach my choirs……
The tried and tested formula for a successful rehearsal.
How I choose songs for choirs…..
A brilliant song, does not necessarily a good choir song make! I have learned this the hard way (affectionally known as a ‘Ray of Light’ moment when I messed up that particular beauty with Churchfields Community Choir about 5 years ago). For example, I LOVE...
2020 – The year we didn’t expect.
2020 was not the year any of us were expecting or wishing for but I’d like to take this opportunity to focus on the positives. I’m not ignoring the negatives, the struggles and the strains that people have had to face - it’s been an awful year for so many - but my...
The ICU Liberty Singers
When I approached Alison Pittard to create a free virtual choir for NHS Critical Care workers this Christmas I had no idea the power it would have. Within 48 hours we had signed up 100 singers - so we extended the zoom capacity and currently have 140 registered to...
The noise of the world vs making your own tune…..
The world is sooo noisy at the moment, especially online. News bulletins, people moving businesses online, social media … it’s enough to make your head explode. So what can we do to switch off from the noise of the world? Make our own tune. And how can we do this?...
For the first time in forever…
Yes, yes! I sound like Anna in ‘Frozen’ but I hit a first last week. I was poorly and I had to cancel choir! This has never happened .....and the way everyone was feeling with a new lockdown being imposed, people feeling sad and despondent, the timing could not have...
The Little Liberty Singers have a million dreams keeping them awake!
Over half term, the Little Liberty Singers were busy learning new songs and singing techniques with me on Facebook live. As children are unable to sing together in schools, I thought it necessary to keep their musical spirit alive virtually. Even though most of the...