Everyday Singing
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Blog curated by vocal leader & author James Sills, updated weekly. Because life is better when we're singing together. Everyday Singing is based on the principle of Everyday Creativity, the principle that everyone is creative and it is something we can make part of our everyday lives.
Everyday Singing
4y ago
From Glory to Hong Kong to Blowin’ in the Wind, songs taken up by civil movements have brought people together through a shared sense of purpose
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Source: Post Magazine
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Everyday Singing
4y ago
The contribution of music and other expressive arts activities in promoting the well-being and health of the school community is enormous.
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Source: Out Of The Ark Music
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Everyday Singing
4y ago
Laughter erupted as members of the Pittsburgh Concert Chorale warmed up their voices and lips with scales and raspberries at Ingomar United Methodist Church in Franklin Park. Then the choir got down to business as wisecracking director Susan Medley drilled the singers on harmony and rhythm with an infectious sense of merriment.
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Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Everyday Singing
4y ago
Professional singers know how physically demanding singing can be. It takes a lot of stamina and energy to sing onstage and bring the venue to life. That’s why singing, like any other physical activity, should involve a warm-up, as well as a vocal cool-down. At School of Rock, we make these vocal warm-ups a ritual, whether it’s to prepare for a singing lesson or a show rehearsal. These quick singing warm-ups can be done in just 10 to 20 minutes, and they should become an integral part of any successful practice routine.
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Source: School of Rock
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Everyday Singing
4y ago
From experimental sonic meditations to singing sessions for the homeless, there’s a new spirit of inclusiveness in choirs – and you don’t even need a good voice to join
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Source: The Guardian
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Everyday Singing
4y ago
I moved cross-country to L.A. knowing only three people. Self-care and ‘play’ through singing helped me connect to communities of wellness.
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Source: Medium
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Everyday Singing
4y ago
The Threshold Choir uses song it to comfort terminally ill individuals with music and harmony. While singing at bedsides, people have told the singers they feel less pain, anxiety and loneliness. Today, the group has expanded from its origin in San Francisco to 150 choirs around the world.
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Everyday Singing
4y ago
Speaking at Bhekizizwe Joseph Shabalala’s funeral on Saturday 22 February 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa said Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder’s “life was music.” He added: “Joseph Shabalala is going to start a choir in heaven that is going to sing Isicathamiya”.
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Source: The South African
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Everyday Singing
4y ago
People around the world have united to sing Resolution Song. Their goal is to inspire everyone around the world to make New Year’s resolutions to protect our planet from the climate and environmental emergency.
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Everyday Singing
4y ago
Faced with panic attacks and depression, I looked to my creative past for inspiration on how to improve the present. Rediscovering singing proved the turning point I needed
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Source: The Guardian
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