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chrisrowbury

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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Here in the northern hemisphere it’s cold, wet, dark and miserable. it’s the ‘slump’ end of the year before spring truly arrives.


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In Part 1, I looked at some of the more obvious reasons why choirs begin to falter: the impact of Covid, ageing membership, toxic behaviour, over-ambitious projects, and too many concerts.


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If you’re lucky, your choir goes from strength to strength: numbers grow, standards improve, and the sense of community deepens.


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Most singers know they should warm up before singing — but what exactly should a warm up contain?


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