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This is the feed from Chris Rowbury's blog: weekly musings from a Natural Voice Practitioner about choirs and singing.

Chris Rowbury is a choir and singing workshop leader based in the UK. He teaches unaccompanied harmony songs from across the globe, all in the original languages. As a Natural Voice Practitioner, Chris believes "that singing is everyone’s birthright and he is committed to teaching styles that are accepting and inclusive of all, regardless of musical experience and ability”. 

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I know you can’t please everyone, but when I plan a singing workshop I try to make sure I won’t be teaching anything that any of the singers already know.


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When teaching new songs, especially those with foreign lyrics, I often end up teaching using only the words of the first verse.


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I’m amazed at the number of singers who miss the starting note of a song, but then carry on regardless.


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Twenty years ago, Warwick Folk Festival asked me to create a community choir as part of its education outreach programme.


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