Category: singing
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My last One Sound
Last Saturday… The curtains open. I’m ready to sing and dance my heart out. I feel rough but I couldn’t miss this even if I was dying. I’m standing next to the lovely Marie who’s wearing a beautiful bright yellow dress and gorgeous colourful earrings. It’s her first ever One Sound, I can’t stop thinking…
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Blogmas day 18- the Last 2018 SSU staff choir performance
One of the best decisions I ever made, at an unknowingly *pivotal moment in my life was to join the Lunchtime Glee club, a group of colleagues coming together once a week for an hour of laughter and singing, the best remedy to uplift us, especially after a long, busy day at work. Five year…
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July the 16th, the Graduation before
Ooh ooh, ooh You are not alone Ooh ooh For the last time I am sure… Graduation week at Solent. My favourite working week of the year, by-a-mile. A celebration of our students’ achievements, a special moment in their life, one they share with their loved ones, one they will always remember when they get…
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An afternoon of songs and stories
I came back from Cyprus on a sunny Friday afternoon. An eventful return, delay after delay, twelve hours on the go with a heavy heart and my mind buzzing, thinking of what I can do to get out of the routine I was about to get back into, already missing the sun and exploring my…
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Blogmas day 18- Singing and homemade Baileys
Today was a different Monday. It went so fast I didn’t even realise. In the afternoon the Staff Choir sang at the Vice Chancellor’s Staff Christmas reception. It was the first time we performed without Dan and we were worried we might mess up, forget the lyrics, sing the wrong parts, we feared for the…
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Blogmas day 17- Singing in the Square (and emotional hangover)
Other than a light headache, aching feet and tiredness my body felt OK yesterday. But my mind. Oh dear. Emotional hangovers are real (scientifically proven for the sceptics out there) and much worse than physical ones. It wasn’t just me, it seems some of my favourites struggled too. I’d rather have a headache, I’d rather…
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My Lynda.com experience
My God it’s been a long week. But the weekend is almost upon us! One of the things I’ll be doing this weekend, since I have shockingly little pocket money to spend in August (but I did get my Christmas ticket home, so I’d rather starve, totally worth it), is educating myself on Lynda.com I…
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One Sound, one year later…
I woke up today feeling incredibly emotional after last night’s show. It was a special one. Two weeks ago I didn’t even think I could do this year’s One Sound show. I haven’t been to SingNow for months and I missed many rehearsals of the workplace choir, because last time I went, although I love…
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What a week!
Last week has been amazing! I haven’t felt THAT happy for months. I can’t share everything that happened but these are some of the highlights! I will start with something I’ve been meaning to share for a while… after a selection evening and interviewing, I have now been offered a place on intense training to…
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My choir family…
I am not a singer. I have an OK, average voice. I love singing, with my family and friends. I sing at work, in the bathroom. I can’t imagine my life without music. But I hadn’t sang in a choir since high school! A couple of years ago I joined our workplace choir, after a…
Lessons I learned after I turned 30 