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Musings from Liberty Singer Towers…
Harbour Recording Project
Deadline..... Saturday 9th September - nice long time for you all! https://youtu.be/odxd5w0me_A It's an SSA version - so red is soprano, yellow is probably mezzo ish and green/blue is alto. Gents, if you're an octave lower and want to take the red tune that's great....
Why I close the choir doors to new singers…..
Once upon a time, in a far off land, a choir director once said “Come one and all! Join us in our singing! You can join when you like and pay on the door!” And so the people came in their droves and all was well. Apart from the fact that there were SO MANY people in...
How to choose a choir that is right for you.
So many choirs… so little time! How do you know which one is going to suit you best? One mistake people make is to assume that all choirs are the same. They simply aren’t. Even within community choirs there are differences. If we start with the choirs where you don’t...
Who is Beryl?
As my community choir has grown, so have the variety of questions I am asked and the frequency at which I'm asked them. Anything from "What time are we meeting?' to 'Can I wear shorts?' and 'Are we singing don't get me wrong?'. The nuances of choir members who have a...
A Singer’s Journey – Verse 5
Choir is now established and singers feel very much a part of the team, whether they sing in public or just at rehearsals. I'm proud of our choir and my part in it. The realisation that our voices are part of something much bigger! This also leads to us appreciating...
A review of 2022
I've tried to do this month by month encompassing the shenanigans of all 4 choirs! January WBLS - A slow start for the West Bridgford choir as we spent a couple of sessions back online. I was worried about covid cases and it seemed like the most sensible thing...
A Singer’s Journey – Verse 4
You've been singing with your community choir for a while now... see the differences in how you feel about singing and indeed, life itself. I can sing a little brighter and louder! When singers join a choir to start with, they may feel nervous and this manifests as a...