Sunday, May 26, 2013

How can you possibly teach songs without a piano??!!

“You can’t run a singing workshop here, we don’t have a piano.”

Broken Piano
photo by Thomas Quine

It’s amazing how many people can’t get their heads around the fact that it’s possible to teach songs without a piano (or sheet music). How is it done?

Sunday, May 19, 2013

10 reasons why your next singing workshop should be a residential one

There is something different and special about a residential learning experience.

residential courses
photo by Martyn Gorman

A whole day of singing is great, but to spend an entire weekend (or even a week) with a bunch of like-minded people, getting away from the rat race, is just magic.

Here are ten reasons why your next singing workshop should be a residential one.

Sunday, May 12, 2013

Instant choir – just add people

Most choirs rehearse for months to perfect their songs before they perform.

Children in Need choir PRESS
the Big Night Out Community Choir for BBC Children in Need 2012

But there is an alternative: gather a bunch of strangers together, teach them a set of songs quickly and then perform them before they forget. This approach has many advantages ...

Sunday, May 05, 2013