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More than just a room…
Listed on July 17, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Every day at Dillington elicits extraordinary conversations between colleagues or with visitors and sometimes both. Yesterday we were talking about how our conference business was picking up as we emerge, slowly, blinking out of the darkness of the longest and … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Never let the fake perfection of pop singers put you off singing
Listed on July 14, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!A Britney Spears recording has recently escaped into the wild which demonstrates that without Auto-Tune her singing can be less than perfect Read more ... -
Regular weekly choir or drop-in singing group? – the pros and cons
Listed on July 7, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!Some choirs and singing groups meet frequently, often once a week, requiring a high level of commitment. Others meet less frequently and work on a drop-in basis with no requirement to attend every session.Read more ... -
Best laid plans and all of that…
Listed on July 7, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!The launch of any new Dillington programme is a big event which, like the start of the Tour de France, requires some nifty planning. As always, the Friends and Patrons get their programme first and that was the beginning of … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Grants for the Arts and writers
Listed on July 3, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!Are you on the cusp of a significant artistic achievement? Are you thinking about the future of storytelling?...
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Tips for continuing writing once your Arvon course is over
Listed on July 1, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!You’ve finished your Arvon course and returned home to your family, work, and a week’s worth of laundry....
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If you’re looking for new singers, don’t expect them to come to you
Listed on June 30, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!You’ve put your fliers out, spread the word, mentioned it on Facebook, but still you find it hard to recruit new singers.Read more ... -
Of Clouds and Education
Listed on June 28, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!It is the time of the Glastonbury Festival and the weather is as dynamic as ever. Great clouds billowed over the site yesterday, as they promise to do today, the rain fell amidst the occasional flash of lightening and drum … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Intermediate String Orchestra
Listed on June 28, 2014 by Benslow in Blogs!*NEW*Mon 29 Sep - Thu 2 OctTutors: Janet Hicks and Jen LynchRead more ... -
Blogging, Birthdays and Tweets
Listed on June 27, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!I do apologise for neglecting the blog. My only excuse was a BIG birthday at the end of May and a very busy time concluding work on the new adult education courses and events programme. I also think that there’s … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Singing – the more you do it, the worse you get!
Listed on June 23, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!You work on a song in choir week after week, but slowly things seem to get worse. You worry about getting the words right, you can’t seem to remember the second part of the melody, your voice stops hitting the high notes.Read more ... -
“Instead, I wrote”: Jennifer Watson’s Arvon week
Listed on June 20, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!by Jennifer Watson, a writer on a Fiction Retreat at Moniack Mhor 9-14 July 2014, tutored by Morag...
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Dress to impress – choosing suitable outfits for your choir
Listed on June 16, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!As many regular readers will know, I hate a choir in uniform. However, it is a good idea to have some kind of unifying dress code and also to show your audience that you’ve made an effort. Read more ... -
ARVON APPOINTS ALISTAIR BURTENSHAW AS CHAIR
Listed on June 12, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!From Ruth Borthwick, Chief Executive, Arvon Arvon is at a very special moment in its 46 year old...
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Course Brochures
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Taking over an established choir – a guide for choir leaders
Listed on June 9, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!Choir leaders don’t last forever so there will come a time when a choir needs to find a new one. If you’re the person who gets the job it can seem daunting to take over a long-established choir. Read more ... -
How do you get to the truth of what your singing ability really is?
Listed on June 2, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!There is often a mismatch between how good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are.Read more ... -
A Grand Opening at The Hurst offers a way back to the past
Listed on May 29, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!By Gabriela Blandy, Assistant Centre Director, The Hurst ‘Don’t leave The Hurst!’ John Osborne was to say...Read more ... -
“Writing into being”: Anthea Morrison’s Arvon week
Listed on May 28, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!by Anthea Morrison, a writer on a Fiction week at The Hurst May 12 – 17, tutored by Andrew Miller...Read more ... -
Choir? Chorale? Ensemble? What’s in a name?
Listed on May 26, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!Many of you know that I avoid using the ‘C’ word: choir. But there other similar terms that I find just as bad: chorus, chorale, chamber choir.Read more ... -
The Gillian Hush Award – a fully funded place on Writing for Radio
Listed on May 23, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!For the second year Arvon is pleased to present The Gillian Hush Award for writers of radio drama....Read more ... -
Job Opportunity: Chief Executive
Listed on May 22, 2014 by Benslow in Blogs!We are currently looking for a Chief Executive to join our teamRead more ... -
Celebrating The Hurst
Listed on May 19, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!Earlier this month we spent a spring afternoon in the ‘blue remembered hills’ to celebrate the opening of...Read more ... -
What makes a ‘good’ singer? – it’s all about context
Listed on May 19, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I believe that everyone can sing. If you want to know more, you can read “Everyone can sing” – what the hell does that mean??!!Read more ... -
What I Took Home: ‘Poetry: The Lyrical Impulse’ at Totleigh Barton
Listed on May 14, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!by Hannah Copley, a writer on a Poetry week at Totleigh Barton Apr 23- May 3, tutored by Mimi...
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The University of the Third Age
Listed on May 14, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!The U3A is a brilliant self-organising concept worthy of The Big Society. Ever since its first faltering steps way back in 1981 the organisation has grown from strength to strength and is now pretty much well established all over the … Continue reading →Read more ... -
“Darling, your technique is showing” – don’t be a singer who is all style and no substance
Listed on May 12, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!It’s usually the case that professional singers have had some sort of training in a particular singing technique.Read more ... -
What to say if someone asks you if they can sing
Listed on May 5, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!A friend asks you to comment on their singing or asks you if you think they can sing at all.Read more ... -
Acts of Celebration
Listed on April 28, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!There’s always something wonderful about hearing and seeing what students achieve. Only last week a group of painters did some amazing work in gouache – mainly animals and plants. That was Simon Williams’ course. This weekend we hosted a course … Continue reading →Read more ... -
My Arvon Week – Queer Fiction
Listed on April 28, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!Ahead of this year’s Queer Fiction week at Lumb Bank with Kerry Hudson and Jonathan Kemp at Lumb...
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Blogs! | LeisureCourses.net - short courses & residential study breaks in great locations - Part 10
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