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Category: Singing

WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT LOVE SONGS THAT HASN’T ALREADY BEEN SAID?

People have written music above love since…well since people started writing music. But somehow that doesn’t seem to have made the subject matter in any way boring or repetitive; our thirst for romance is undoubtedly insatiable.  A brief scan of google showed me that writing about the subject of love songs is not uncommon so […]

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FAKING IT?

For the past five weeks I’ve been covering singing lessons. When asked, my initial reaction was, ‘What, me? A singing teacher! Don’t be silly!’. But since it was such short notice the school had a choice of either asking me or cancelling the lessons. And I had a choice of either letting my friend down […]

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TOP 10 SONGS FOR SPRING 2023

Flowers peeking, warmer air, blue skies…has our long awaited spring finally arrived. It makes me feel like singing and breaking out the picnic blanket. So now that it’s officially spring, I thought I’d reflect on some beautiful music which suits this beautiful season.  “Thus came the lovely spring with a rush of blossoms and music, […]

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HOW TO WARM UP YOUR SINGING VOICE

You wouldn’t lift weights without first warming up and you wouldn’t do an aerobics class without first warming up, so why would you sing without first warming up? When we sing we are using our vocal cords (soft tissue) and the larynx muscles and if we don’t stretch and warm them up before starting to […]

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SINGING PERFORMANCE APPROACHING – HOW CAN I COMBAT MY NERVES?

If you have a performance coming up, no matter what it is, from making a speech, to singing a solo or playing in an orchestra, you might be feeling a little bit nervous right now. There’s nothing unusual about this, I certainly am; many performers, some with years of experience, and novices alike, feel the […]

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NOT JUST FOR CHRISTMAS

Picture the scene: it’s Christmas; the hall is filled with proud parents and grandparents; the choir is lined up, wearing knee socks and school colours bobbles; and then they start to sing and there isn’t a dry eye in the place. Because everyone loves a children’s choir at Christmas. My children are too young to […]

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HOW OUR IDOLS DEAL WITH STAGE FRIGHT

The internet is full of stories of famous actors, singers and personalities who suffer from stage fright. I wanted to know how they deal with those nerves and how they manage to get themselves to give the performances that have made their careers successful.  Stage fright can result in sufferers sweating and trembling and experiencing […]

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GOING TO MANCHESTER TOGETHER AND SINGING WITH ONE VOICE

On Tuesday 22nd May 2018, one year on from the atrocities that took place at the Ariana Grande concert in Manchester when 22 innocent people were killed and hundreds more injured, I will be travelling with my choir, the Local Vocals, from Ossett to Manchester. We will be participating in a concert featuring thousands of […]

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