It's official. Chasing Cars has been the most played song of the 21st century on UK radio. I'm not one bit surprised. As any of you who have ever sung in a choir with me, you'll know my love for this song. True to form for a Snow Patrol song, its strength lies in its … Continue reading Would you lie with me and just forget the world?

On Saturday we joined forces with local councillors to protest against the closure of our hall. It's in the early stages of planning to be sold off as a package of land. We don't know what will happen yet, but we aren't prepared to go down without a fight, or a song. When there's a … Continue reading A chorus of protest….

I'm sharing something very special today. I arranged this (one of my favourite Cure songs) this term for the West Bridgford Liberty Singers. The original track has a lot of instrumental work and I re-worked these for 4 part voices. It wasn't an easy song to teach as many of the choir hadn't heard it … Continue reading Show me how you do that trick…

When you sing, your voice is precious but we also need our voices for so much more! Here are 5 ways to look after it. Use your voice wisely avoiding extremes. By this  I mean extreme shouting, or whispering - the things that put a stress on our voices. If (like me) you're a mummy, … Continue reading 5 ways to look after your voice….