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When you sing, forget everything you’ve ever learnt
Listed on April 28, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!In your singing lessons and choir warm ups you’re bombarded with exercises and technical advice about posture, breathing, enunciation, pitching, tension, placement and so on.Read more ... -
Richard Hoggart (1918-2014)
Listed on April 25, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!News of the death of Richard Hoggart a couple of weeks ago sent me scuttling for my copy of his most important book – The Uses of Literacy. First published in 1957 its vibrant thesis has ensured that it has … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Arvon and Moniack Mhor
Listed on April 23, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!From April 2015, Arvon courses will no longer be held at Moniack Mhor, Scotland’s Creative Writing Centre near...
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Mural Painting Course – register your interest now
Listed on April 23, 2014 by Monkton Wyld Court in Blogs!Gill Barron is a muralist best-know for the Ulverston Murals, almost 2000 square feet of historic exuberance, and for her bus-shelters. Contact us to be added to the waiting list and advised when the next course is scheduled. Read more ... -
Gay Men’s Singing and Dancing Weekend
Listed on April 19, 2014 by Monkton Wyld Court in Blogs!A weekend of singing and dance in a spirit of community, friendship and celebrationa 24 -26 October 2014. A chance to find your voice through singing songs in simple harmony - you do not need to be able to read music.Read more ... -
Away from the office..
Listed on April 17, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!The BBC is a fantastic resource and in my view worth every penny of the licence fee. Radio Four in particular has some of the best broadcast content on the planet! If you are not convinced by this assertion then … Continue reading →Read more ... -
What a weekend course involves
Listed on April 17, 2014 by Madingley Hall in Blogs!Our popular weekend courses at Madingley Hall are open to everyone, with most requiring no background knowledge or experience.Read more ... -
The Gorgeous Georgians!
Listed on April 16, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs! The Georgians seem to be the BBC’s flavour of the month with programmes across the radio and television celebrating the arrival of the Hanoverians on the English throne in 1714. BBC4’s programmes with Suzy Klein – Rule Britannia! – … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Can open-access choirs cater for every kind of singer?
Listed on April 14, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!As a member of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network I share their belief that everybody can sing and nobody should be excluded from music-making. Which is why no ‘natural voice’ choirs hold auditions or use unnecessary musical jargon.Read more ... -
Membership of the Friends of Alston Hall
Listed on April 12, 2014 by Alston Hall in Blogs!Being a member of the Friends of Alson Hall is so much more than just sitting back and receiving the newsletter which is issued 5 times a year!Read more ... -
A new Theodora
Listed on April 11, 2014 by Benslow in Blogs!Due to unforeseen circumstances Jane Wilkinson has had to withdraw from our production of TheodoraRead more ... -
Old age – what a depressing subject…
Listed on April 9, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!There was a piece in The Times yesterday (9 April) about the dangers and the under-reporting of depression in older people. The source of the story was Dr James Warner who is the Chairman of the Old Age Faculty of … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Hand-Built in Somerset
Listed on April 8, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs! This morning I had a telephone call saying that Bob and Andrew Perry were at Reception asking if they could photograph their new Bentley outside the front of the House. No problem I said, and then went to investigate. … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Cindy George – My Arvon City Weekend
Listed on April 7, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!Alongside our residential weeks, each year we run Arvon City, a programme of non-residential weekend courses in urban...
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Late availability at Knuston Hall
Listed on April 7, 2014 by Knuston Hall in Blogs!A few places are still available on the following courses at Knuston Hall - email enquiries@knustonhall.org.uk for more details or to receive a copy of the current course brochure.Read more ... -
How to choose soloists in your choir: audition or self-selection?
Listed on April 7, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!Rather than everyone singing all the time, many choirs ring the changes by creating smaller ensembles within the larger choir or have occasional solos.Read more ... -
Tweeting Across Continents
Listed on April 7, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!We keep hearing about the world of social media and old dogs like me keep fretting as to whether this is really something to take seriously. Is this the new marketing reality? Is this how ideas are spreading? Well, the … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Benslow Open Gardens
Listed on April 6, 2014 by Benslow in Blogs!We will be opening our gardens to the public on Sunday 18 May as part of Benslow Open GardensRead more ... -
Events at Monkton Wyld Court 2014
Listed on April 4, 2014 by Monkton Wyld Court in Blogs!Click here to download a schedule of courses and events for the remainder of 2014.Read more ... -
Singing in a choir – balancing individual freedom with the demands of the team
Listed on March 31, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!Those of us who love to sing often love to sing at the top of our voices. It’s joyous! But when you’re part of a choir you have to rein in those tendencies for the greater good of the overall sound. How do you achieve that balance without feeling restricted?Read more ... -
MICHAEL BALDWIN by John Moat
Listed on March 27, 2014 by Arvon in Blogs!Michael Baldwin’s gone, died in February. When The Arts Council, following Fairfax’s and my report on the first...
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Process vs. product: are you along for the singing ride or just the final performance?
Listed on March 24, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!Learning and polishing a song can be a long process. Some people find it a chore and can’t wait to get to the end result: a public performance.Read more ... -
Job Opportunity: Music Administrator
Listed on March 21, 2014 by Benslow in Blogs!We are currently looking for a Music Administrator to join our teamRead more ... -
Think Different
Listed on March 19, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Think Different was the enigmatic strapline used by Apple computers some years ago. Adverts just carried the words with the Apple logo displayed somewhere else on the page. It was a daring and ingenious campaign which actually made you think … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Never tell someone they can’t sing – it is brutal, damaging and untrue
Listed on March 17, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!Most of the people who come to my singing workshops are in their 50s and pretty much all of them have a story to tell about the time someone told them they couldn’t sing.Read more ... -
Beyond Meeting Rooms…
Listed on March 14, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!One of the strange things about publishing a blog, or anything for that matter, is that you never know who is going to read it. An author friend of mine says don’t worry about it. His mantra is ‘publish and … Continue reading →Read more ... -
In Praise of Books
Listed on March 13, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs!Today’s world is full of chatter. It’s like a modern day Tower of Babel where everybody is talking and nobody is listening. The onslaught of communication is so great that silence is a rare and wonderful thing in comparison. It … Continue reading →Read more ... -
Helping singers learn to hold a harmony part on their own
Listed on March 10, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!If you’re in a choir you’ll be used to singing your harmony part surrounded by others singing the same thing. But it seems much harder to hold a part by yourself when you’re in a small group.Read more ... -
Roasties and Trifle
Listed on March 7, 2014 by Dillington in Blogs! In the 1970s I seem to remember that meetings between government and trades unions were characterised as ‘beer and sandwich’ events. They were workmanlike – nothing fancy. How times have changed. I doubt if trades unions even get invited … Continue reading →Read more ... -
What’s the opposite of a “Singing for fun” choir?
Listed on March 2, 2014 by Chris Rowbury in Blogs!Certain people are rather dismissive of “Singing for fun” choirs. If it’s for fun then it can’t possibly be of any quality.Read more ...
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