A Toolbox for Better Singing.
lewesclassical Well, dear hearts––this Thursday we shall begin as usual with our vocalises and warm-ups and since I’ve gotten so many questions about this, I plan to work with you all on the soft palate. Not to be confused with the soft palette on your floor––there’s a song there somewhere. We’ll then continue with our new … Read more
So, here’s the new piece. Sorry not to have it to you earlier but doing these things is very time consuming. Also, we’ll be working on this for the next 3 sessions, so you’ve plenty of time to do some homework. *NOTE: Disregard bar 10 in the parts, by the way when listening to the … Read more
And that’s the least of her worries! But here they are at last. I ‘fixed’ these once. Or at least I thought I had. Maybe I watched a movie instead. I can’t remember now. See if this is better, Miki. I’ve just recorded the missing bars and I’m cueing you by singing in the Bass … Read more
We hope everyone has had a lovely Christmas and New Year’s celebration. Here are our upcoming 2013 dates: 17 Jan 31 Jan 14 Feb 28 Feb 14 Mar 25 Apr 9 May 23 May 6 June 20 June 4 Jul 18 Jul These dates are also listed in the LVW Calendar, reachable by moving your … Read more
So, here we are coming up on the Christmas season again and Herr Schürmann has given us a 3 part (SAB) arrangement of “Lo, how A Rose E’er Blooming” to sink our musical teeth into. Fair warning: this is a challenging arrangement, so listen carefully to the parts individually and together BEFORE you start singing … Read more
Hi All, We’re putting together a new flyer that will be more attention grabbing than the last one. Would each of you give us a one-line zinger quote that we can use on the flyer? Just say what the class has meant to you, okay? Many thanks in advance! PK
This will be a series to help you learn or refresh your basic musicianship skills. You can download a PDF version from the link and print it out, if you prefer. Musicianship Lesson 1 Web
Here are the parts for Banks of Sicily, which we will begin working on at an upcoming class. Here’s a 1963 recording of the Chad Mitchell Trio singing the song. This is where I learned it. Our arrangement is a little different but not far off. 09 The Banks Of Sicily (1964) By the way, … Read more
Lovely to see you all for our first session back! Our apologies to those of you that found parking difficult. We were unprepared for there being another meeting at the church on the same night, one much larger than ours. This is very unlikely to be a problem in general as we think that this … Read more