Porthouse Lounge Gig Loads of you joined together on Monday night for our gig! We should've been playing at Portello Lounge but with the current Lockdown, we tried the next best thing - Porthouse Lounge! Luckily, Rich had recorded out last gig from November 2019 as we were able to sing along to a few … Continue reading ‘Porthouse Lounge’ gig last Monday
Category: West Bridgford Liberty Singers
Rehearsal Notes and Audio 02.03.20
I love this picture! Another fab rehearsal - thank you so much! Here's what we got up to..... Warm up - we did a bit of London eye humming round and round.... and followed the pitch from the direction. Then we 'hummed' 'oohed' and 'aaahheeed' our way through 'Chasing Cars'. We've done this before and … Continue reading Rehearsal Notes and Audio 02.03.20
Rehearsal Audio 24.02.20
Bring a Bloke week went down well! With record number of male voices (16!!!!) so a huge thank you for everyone who encouraged/nagged the men they know to come along. Let's hope they all come back! The difference in the sound was noticeable even though they weren't familiar with the songs so I'm delighted. Here's … Continue reading Rehearsal Audio 24.02.20
Together in Electric Dreams
Rehearsal Audio 10.02.2020
Part 1 00.00 Warm up 13 minutes - Chasing Cars 19 minutes - You to me are everything with teaching and performance at 31 minutes Part 2 00.00 A thousand years - The Liberty Chorus 10 minutes - Happy ending teaching and partial performance (excuse the hysterical laugher as people move around and take on … Continue reading Rehearsal Audio 10.02.2020
Ready for the next step?
It's a big deal to record yourself singing. Anyone who's worked with me 1:1 will know that the value of hearing and listening to yourself is massive and I record regularly just as a rough guide. I've been hearing myself sing for ages now but always in my role as teacher. Richard has introduced me … Continue reading Ready for the next step?
We do love a good gig….
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….
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