A Toolbox for Better Singing.
Thank you all for a lovely term! We enjoyed it thoroughly and are looking forward to next term by preparing new music based on your suggestions listed below. Also, please note the dates for next term’s sessions and put them in your diary. LEWES VOICE WORKS end of term business Next term’s dates: 27 … Read more
As mentioned at our session last night, here is Name that Tune #5. Have fun with it and we’ll have a look at it in 2 weeks. Remember––no cheating! Stay away from that piano! No Bonanza theme tune. I promise. Name that Tune 5 – Download PDF
To those of you whom we had the pleasure of hosting last night, here is Moondog singing Nero’s Expedition. As you may notice, we got it wrong––the round starts after 4 bars, not 3. So, now we’ll have to drag it out next meeting and get it right. Not such a bad thing. I’m really fond … Read more
I heard about this choir this morning on Radio 4, as I’m sure many of you did, and thought I should post it to the group. When you hear this choir and listen to yourselves (And yes, I’m going to record us one evening soon!) you’ll hear that you are anything but tuneless. You’re singing … Read more
Hi Group, Here’s the Rhythmaname Match Game sheet to test your rhythm reading, for those of you who missed our last session. Mostly for fun but good training, too. We’ll go over it next session. You can download the PDF here if you want to print it out. Which brings me to alerting you to … Read more
…..courtesy of Mike Howell, a man of many stories and many talents.
Payment Policy We often have requests for members to pay only for each session attended. However, we are starting to feel that we need a more formal policy, as most courses or groups have a termly subscription fee. So: Course fee is £70 per term. Some terms will include 8 sessions for that price, … Read more
I saw these rules today on Facebook and had to send them to you all. I expect to see them all in evidence on Thursday night. 😉
A message from Conductor/Singer Ruth Kerr: Madrigal Mayhem and A Capella Camaraderie! Hello! I invite you to take part in a morning workshop devoted to the discovery and enjoyment of unaccompanied choral part-singing – women only! Some singing experience would be useful, but we will take our time learning the notes. I intend to … Read more
Hi All, Following our lovely little discussion last evening about Shakespeare’s use of rhyme in Blow, blow, though winter wind, I’ve done a little bit of Googling. The bottom line seems to be that in Shakespeare’s time the word wind was still pronounced with a long ‘i’ vowel (probably spelled wynde) a hangover from Middle English. According to … Read more