After our December Sing Pop student showcase performances, at The Blind Pig in Sowerby Bridge, we were set the challenge of picking two songs from a function band set-list. One to sing ourselves and suggestion(s) for our fellow singers. I chose the original version of ‘Valerie’ by the Zutons and accepted the challenge of ‘I’m a Believer’ by The Monkees.

We have been using those songs to test various techniques that we have been learning in 2025.

We have now moved on to learning about backing vocals and again using the chosen songs to explore the opportunities to add them.