It’s the start of a new year, a time when people make new plans and take on new challenges.
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For singers and choir leaders, that often means dealing with change: new people, new spaces, new songs, and unfamiliar ways of doing things. Change can be exciting, but it can also feel unsettling.
It’s that time of year when drinking a little more than usual suddenly seems normal.
Which is fine — until Uncle Geoff starts telling inappropriate jokes or Mum stumbles and sends all the roast potatoes flying across the floor.
Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift? Why not introduce someone to singing?
Unlike a box of chocolates or a pair of socks, singing lasts a lifetime.
I’m sure you’ve noticed that it’s that time of year again — the time when so many choirs are busy with Christmas concerts.
But will you be doing the same old Christmas songs that you wheel out year after year? The songs that your audience expects?
House was an American medical drama starring Hugh Laurie as Dr Gregory House.
House used to say “Everybody lies.” Not necessarily consciously, but everyone does it — including singers in choirs.
Many choirs perform outdoors during the winter, especially in the run-up to Christmas.
Here are some tips to help make the experience as pleasurable as possible.
A couple of things this week reminded me how important mistakes are when learning something new.
One was performer, song leader and composer Brendan Taaffe’s substack: The most important thing you can do is fail”, and the other was a workshop I attended on Voice, Body and Rhythm with Helen Chadwick and Tania Bosak.