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Musings from Liberty Singer Towers…
Can virtual singing keep colleagues together even whilst apart?
Can virtual singing bring colleagues who are working from home together? Yes it can!
Togetherness
I could talk all day about how singing together makes us feel amazing! But what I'm actually going to talk about is songs about Togetherness starting with an absolute club classic - 'Together Again' by Janet Jackson. This has got to be the happiest song about death...
Can virtual singing keep colleagues together even whilst apart?
Can virtual singing bring colleagues who are working from home together? Yes it can!
How to keep the community aspect of choir strong…
I don’t think there’s any mistake that the word ‘community’ comes before ‘choir’! Every time I’ve started a new group of singers, a new community has been born. My first adult choir was the Churchfields Community Choir which was named after and hosted in the primary...
How I arrange songs for choirs….
How I arrange songs for choirs.
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...