Photo credits Phil Wilkinson So much sunshine laughter and fun at the Rushcliffe Borough Council annual 'Proms in the Park' in West Bridgford last Saturday! Around 80 of the West Bridgford Liberty Singers turned out in the heat to belt our a few of our favourite classics in front of friends family and the good … Continue reading We do love a good gig….
Category: West Bridgford Liberty Singers
Sweet Disposition/Together Again
I've sung both of these songs before with both my previous adult choir and the school choir which I ran for 4 years. I'd like to think I know them both inside out! But every time I revisit a song after some time away from it, there are little additions and changes that I cannot … Continue reading Sweet Disposition/Together Again
Sing yourself calm – Guest Blogger Jackie Shears
Sing Yourself Human Did you know you can use singing to switch off bits of your brain and given them a rest….? As odd as it sounds, it’s really true…… It turns out your brain can either ‘think about stuff’ or it can ‘feel sensations’ but it can’t do both those things at the same … Continue reading Sing yourself calm – Guest Blogger Jackie Shears
Just Like Heaven……
Just Like Heaven was the third single released from the Cure's 'Kiss me Kiss me Kiss me' album in 1987. This is one of my favourite Cure albums - I had it on double vinyl and played to to death. Last Friday I popped round to my mate's house to do a bit of singing … Continue reading Just Like Heaven……
Lyric learning……
My singers just lllurve me when I give them yet another load of new songs to learn! While I let them look at lyrics when we are rehearsing, it's forbidden to have lyrics when we perform. It looks like we haven't bothered to learn the songs properly and I don't like it. There has been … Continue reading Lyric learning……
Does singing give you confidence?
Is it possible for singing to give you greater confidence in other areas of your life? I believe that it is! Just about everyone can sing - it's an ability most people are born with - children sing with no boundaries at all caring very little about how they sound. At some point, many people … Continue reading Does singing give you confidence?
