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Sunday 22 May 2022

๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ Freeing Your Voice

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๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ Slowing Down & Simplifying ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
The slow philosophy can be summed up in a single word: balance.
Be fast when it makes sense to be fast, and be slow when slowness is called for. Seek to live at what musicians call the tempo giusto - the right speed.
- Carl Honorรฉ, In Praise Of Slow

Hope you are keeping well and enjoying the simple, beautiful natural delights of whatever season it is in your world and whatever tempo you are moving at!
I've been learning how to slow down and simplify  - which is why this newsletter is arriving rather late in the month of May :) - and realising that just as much, if not more, can happen at a slower pace. 

๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ Freeing Your Voice ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
 Singing can be beautifully simple - as we sing, we move, we breathe, we become a stand for freedom - our own and others.
Liberating ourselves and our voices is the theme of this month's
Vocal Revolution Podcast with singer, vocal consultant and singing teacher Michael Harper. It's a powerful call to freedom personally and collectively.
 
If you're looking to still down, we'll be returning to the essence of breathing, moving and singing at the next Soothing Sunday Sing on June 12th.

As we sing - whether solo or in choir, we build a sonic sanctuary which can renew and restore our sense of being creatively fulfilled, connected, expressed and resourced.  

Wishing you much joy in the slow and simple pleasures of life...
and the freedom to sing and smell the roses!

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๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ Vocal Revolution Podcast Ep 19 ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
Freeing Your Voice with Michael Harper 
๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ "Be yourself child" - singer, vocal consultant and singing teacher Michael Harper reflects on how we can free our voices and take a stand for freedom in the face of oppression.

One of six vocal coaches on the recent Sky Arts series Anyone Can Sing, Michael describes the process of teaching singing as 
freeing the person, freeing the mind, the breath from all of the things that stopped people from being their true selves.

Committed to exploding the canon and teaching the complete history of Music, Michael has recently established the Williams-Howard Prize, a new annual competition at the Royal Northern College of Music, to celebrate and encourage the study and performance of art songs of composers of African heritage.  

In this empowering podcast, he encourages us to be vigilant and carry on the work of challenging and opening up ways forward beyond oppression.

Over to you - we'd love to hear what you took from this episode - do leave us a comment on YouTube or a review on Apple Podcasts - thankyou!

Soothing Sunday Sing
*breathe *sing *stretch
Restorative Singing 

Enjoy the wellbeing benefits of singing in a relaxing environment
Soothing songs & exercises to
* deepen your breathing,
* open and gently stretch your body.
* refresh & rejuvenate your mind 
* release your spirit on the wings of harmony
This will be a cosy experience with cushions and blankies.
Please note entry to the studio is via two short flights of stairs.

I really enjoyed it and slept so well on Sunday night! I think all the breathing exercises were very helpful. - Zuleika

Sunday 12th June 2-4pm, £20
Crystal Palace Osteopaths Studio
Info & Bookings: email me! 

๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถSinging Calendar  ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
Ready to sing and shine? - Drop me a line!

๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถWelcome Choir ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
Thursdays 7.00-8.30pm at St John the Evangelist, SE19 2RX
Fun lively choir who laugh as much as they sing - more info

๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถBreathe Harmony NHS Choir ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
Honoured to be collaborating with Mike King & Breathe Arts 
Photos above from a service for International Nurses Day

๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ Carers Support Centre Choir ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
Twice monthly Weds 10.30-11.45am, Carers Support Centre,
24 George Street, Croydon, CR01PG  - 
More info


๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ Caterham Community Choir ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
Tuesdays 7-9pm, de Stafford School, Burntwood Lane, CR3 5YX
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๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ HeartSong ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
Holwell Village Hall, Pirton Lane, SG5 3SS
Bi-monthly Singing Fridays 2-4pm: 
June 24th, July 22nd, Sept 30th, Nov 25th


๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ Heart & Lung Songs ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
Bi-monthly sessions for cardiac & respiratory patients

๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ St Christopher's Hospice Choir ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŒน
Wednesdays 6.30-8.00pm at St Christopher's Hospice, CARE - Info here
๐ŸŒน ๐ŸŽถ Sounding Out

A Safe Space to SOUND OUT, SOUND OFF and RESOUND
with greater confidence in life. 

  • Do you have a song you want to sing?
  • Do you have an idea you want to sound out? 
  • Is there an issue you need to sound off about? 
  • Do you want to resound with great clarity in life
A Sounding Out Coaching session can support you to claim the joy, power and magic of your voice & creative expression - find out more