A truly lovely way to start the week!! I had 38 voices for my Fix You workshop (part 1).We made a lovely sound and got lots of tricky harmony stuff done. Delighted that my 'huddling technique' worked so well! What I also liked and made a note of was that the 'new' singers (people who … Continue reading I will try to Fix You….
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Mindful Planning and Huddling Technique – Fix You Workshop
And so begins the planning of my next two part workshop. "Fix you" by Coldplay is an absolute classic. I love everything about it and adding more and more voices to it always fills me with more and more joy. I open my workshops up to anyone. It's a great chance for people to see … Continue reading Mindful Planning and Huddling Technique – Fix You Workshop
How we sound – the importance of listening to ourselves.
Not many of us actually LIKE listening to ourselves. However, I feel it has a huge value. When I was a competitive dancer, the best way for me to learn was to watch back videos of myself and partner dancing. We could see all the mistakes much clearer by looking back - it's hard to … Continue reading How we sound – the importance of listening to ourselves.
Red Harmonies – WBLS 04.02.19
Good morning happy singers!! Please find below the red harmonies for DEMONS taught for the verses. The TOP harmony section is for the hyper reds - you know who you are. The BOTTOM is for everyone else. There's also a version with both so that you can hear what they sound like together! TOP BOTH … Continue reading Red Harmonies – WBLS 04.02.19
Workshops for Everyone
Working on just one song for both sessions really gives us a chance to get under the skin of the song and the music. This pair of workshops is open to non-choir members and is a god way to get a feel for how I work. I'll take you through the parts by ear - … Continue reading Workshops for Everyone
Five go Live!
On Friday night, five brave Liberty Singers got the chance to show their talents live on Notts TV! We'd been invited to the show to sing at the start and end of the programme. Having such a massive community choir meant that it wasn't possible to fit us all into the studio and so I … Continue reading Five go Live!
When it works…..
Warning: This post is a bit geeky... Today I have achieved greatness! I love audacity - a great programme which I can do so much with. I usually edit my audio in Final Cut Pro but yesterday decided to simplify things by recording directly into audacity with my H2n Handy Recorder (another cracking piece of … Continue reading When it works…..
New term, new songs, new surprises.
It was a raucous start back for The West Bridgford Liberty Singers this week. Our best ever turn out (142 people, with 39 of them new members) and lots of smiling faces. I thought we'd start with a warm up, but my delightful (devious) choir had other ideas. They had re-written a song we always … Continue reading New term, new songs, new surprises.