Monday, September 24, 2018

New singing weekends and new website!

I'm delighted to announce that  a brand new, full responsive version of my website will go live tomorrow, Tuesday 25 September 2018:

chrisrowbury.com

New website screenshot


This will coincide with my twice-yearly newsletter going out to my mailing list where I'll be announcing all my singing weekends up until next June 2019.

The weekends will go on sale on my new website the same day.

If you'd like to go on my mailing list, just pop over to my website to sign up: sign up to Chris's mailing list.

I'd be grateful for any feedback you might have about my new website. It's lovingly hand-crafted by me from a responsive template that I bought. I hope it's easy to navigate and look at on mobile devices.

Do let me know if find anything clunky or can think of any improvements.

Many thanks.

Chris Rowbury


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choral singers (duetting)
photo by COD Newsroom

Not only should you break the song into chunks, but you should build the harmonies as you go along. Here’s how.

Monday, September 17, 2018

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photo by Tobias Toft

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Monday, September 10, 2018

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photo by Capture Queen

Here are some ideas that may help prepare new members for their first visit to your choir.

Monday, September 03, 2018

Getting ready to go back to choir: 5 ideas to help singers and choir leaders

Many choirs start back in September after their summer break.

Members of the 52nd CBCS do stretching exercises during PT June 10. U. S. Air Force photo by Sue Sapp

Here are five things you can do to prepare yourself for a smooth re-entry, whether you’re a singer or a choir leader.