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A round for people who say they cannot sing
The first round I teach every new group, and the three things I say before we start.
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The warm-up circle: five minutes, no piano
Shoulders, breath and a hum, standing in a ring with nobody watching.
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Marking breaths in a score with a pencil
Where I put a small tick, and why a phrase sounds better with a breath you planned.
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Setting out the chairs before anyone arrives
What I do in the church hall an hour early, and why the room is half the choir.
7 min read
Playing the part, then taking the piano away
How I teach a line on the piano, and the moment I stop playing it.
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Tea and biscuits are part of the plan
Why the break in the middle is where a group of strangers becomes a choir.
A free letter about sing rounds
Hall Notes
A short letter every Sunday: one round, one warm-up and one thing I learned in the church hall this week.
“The one email I open the day it lands.”