Where do you like to do it? In the shower?? In your car???
Singing, I mean!!
There’s world class music happening all the time here in Cambridge but there are also plenty of singing events and choirs that welcome all-comers, with no audition and no music reading skills required. All that’s needed is your desire to join your voice with others, even if you aren’t convinced that voice is very good! Here are details of a couple of fun vocal workshops coming up soon.
“Bassics” is an afternoon workshop for men’s voices, be they tenor, baritone or bass, happening on Saturday 28 October at The Boathouse, Chesterton Road. Composer and choir leader Roger Jackson says he will introduce you to your voice and show you how to get the most out of it. Roger is a great teacher who also leads a community a cappella choir, “Sing”, which meets on Tuesday evenings at The Polonia Club, Chesterton Road. You can check out details of “Bassics” and the choir on http://www.sing.co.uk This was the first choir I joined when I moved to the city. I hadn’t sung for many years but it wasn’t long before I got my vocal mojo back, whilst making new friends along the way.
If jazz and groove are more your thing, there’s a Jazz Choir Workshop on Saturday 18 November at St Matthew’s Primary School, Norfolk Street. A Cambridge Jazz Festival event, this workshop will be led by jazz composer and educationalist Pete Churchill and The London Vocal Project, one of the country’s leading contemporary vocal ensembles. Participants will go on to perform in The London Vocal Project concert at St Andrew’s Baptist Church, St Andrew’s Street, later that evening. I joined an LVP workshop a couple of years ago and it was just joyous. The style of music and singing were new to me and it was a revelation! You can get further details of this event on http://www.cambridgejazzfestival.info/london-vocal-project-workshop.
Singing is a wonderful thing. It lowers stress levels, releases loads of feel-good endorphins, boosts your immune system and even improves your posture. To that I would add that you will meet all sorts of interesting people and experience the sheer joy of making music together. So go on, don’t be shy, get those vocal chords humming and raise your voice!
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