Choirs from Carol in France
Posted: Wednesday, 02 April 2008 |
Thinking of one of Moo's last blogs when she said she had joined a choir it made me think - how many of island bloggers or commenters belong to a choir?
Here are a couple of snaps taken last year. One is me catching flies at our last concert in September and the other is me playing the fool at a rehearsal.
The choir I sing with has been going strong for twenty five years but in the last couple of years the amount of choirs in our area has more then trebled. I would be interested to find out just how many of us on Island Blogging enjoy singing.
Bye for now,
Carol
Footnote: this was a blog brought to you by IBHQ on behalf of Carol in France.
Here are a couple of snaps taken last year. One is me catching flies at our last concert in September and the other is me playing the fool at a rehearsal.
The choir I sing with has been going strong for twenty five years but in the last couple of years the amount of choirs in our area has more then trebled. I would be interested to find out just how many of us on Island Blogging enjoy singing.
Bye for now,
Carol
Footnote: this was a blog brought to you by IBHQ on behalf of Carol in France.
Comments
by the way for those who don't know me in the top photo i'm in the back row,in the middle with reddish blonde hair and cookie glasses
carol from over here
Aye, that's Carol for you, proving, once again, that you don't have to be Welsh or Lutheran to be able to sing.
mjc from NM,USA
The Carols are coming hurrah hurrah!
Flying Cat from how many carols does it take...
I *love* singing Carol ... I sing along, at full gusto, to most things, rock, pop, opera, classical, and I even sing away in italian with Il Divo, often wondered whether a native would understand me, as I don;t speak a word of Italian, but can sing the same sounds that they do ...! I've been singing away all day to Radio 2 today ... And the only way I stayed sane whilst driving to work from Jn 24 of M1 (Nottm) to Jn 10 of M1 (Luton-ish) every day was by having a CD stacker in the boot, and singing along at the top of my voice ...! If I am honest though, I'm not sure it would be properly appreciated if I did it in public ...!
soaplady from <ahem> in preparation
soaplady: when i was in my last year at school all pupils from the three years were members of the school choir except me! but since joing a choir here in 1999 --by chancae singing gospel with friends who sang really well they said come with us-i've learned anyone can sing with training-its really great fun i think once you learn that you dont sing from the back of your throat but through the bottom of your abdomen its incredible the progress you can make!
carol from looking for marmaduke
That is very true Carol...if only many many so-called music 'teachers' had believed it, there would be far fewer people out there scared to open their mouths for fear of ridicule.
Flying Cat from caterwauling away
Oh Carol (as it were) I'm very jealous of your singing antics. On a trip to Somerset last year with the 'Orkney village' we enjoyed a cultural exchange with the local folk - they gave us the Wurzels, we gave them Calum Kennedy - and after three pints of cider I think I can sing. I can't. I massacred 'These are My Mountains' and Calum span in his grave. *blushing with shame*. Anyway, you all look like you're having fun, and I bet you sound terrific!
Stromness Dragon from Preaching to the choir
i agree FC: choirmaster always tells us to sing from deep down and its funny since being in phsiotherapy since 2006 pascal,phillipe and richard the three phsio's have gave me special breathing excercises and its incredible the results its had on my voice i can hold nots sor much longer,so if anyone wants to sing but don't think they can-get in touch with your local choir,learn simple breathing techniques and have a lot of willpower and enjoy yourself!
carol from not singing in the bath
AAAHH calum Kennedy thinks of youth etc from "Mull etc" cold as the snow dont't make me think of himxxx
carol from over here
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