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fret Polish
Really enjoying the increased activity with my guitars, guitar lessons and revisiting songs, both originals and covers. When I originally wrote ‘Out of Order’ in 2017 I used pencil and blank score paper to capture ideas and then transcribed them…
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Mrs Sunderland Workshop 2026
After not taking part in a Mrs Sunderland Choral Workshop since that living on the edge of a global pandamic event in 2020 it feels good to be registered to take part in the 2026 event. The theme next February…
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A Celebration of Northern Soul
Soul Choir returned to rehearsals this week with the anticipation of another landmark event at The Holmfirth PictureDrome approaching in October. Our last gig there, in December 2024, was truly memorable and this special Celebration of Northern Soul looks set…
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A Go To Guitar Song?
Recently both James Kuhnel and Andrew Beal at Kirklees Guitar School have both posed a question along the lines of ‘what is your go to song on guitar’ if asked to play? I realised that I don’t really have one.…
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KGS Practice Challenge
Week 1 James Kuhnel of Kirklees Guitar School runs an Online Student Guitar Group on Facebook. He set the group the challenge of practicing each day in August. For Week 1 the challenge included note picking and rhythm exercices, with…
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Don’t Fret, Learn more
My new learning adventure is now starting, with my first ever 1-2-1 guitar lesson scheduled for mid-August with Kirklees Guitar School in Denby Dale. I did participate in some group classes when I first started learning way back in the…
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Guitar’s In Focus
Two weeks have elapsed since the memorable Sing Pop ‘On The Mic’ event. It felt sad to be moving on from such a good experience but now it’s time to make plans for the next adventures. This autumn / winter…
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The Blind Pig Gig
Returning to The Blind Pig for our second showcase event felt less daunting than for the December gig. This time I sang lead on The Monkees version of ‘I’m a Believer’, solo on the Zutons original version of ‘Valerie’ and…
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‘Valerie’ – Zutons original V Amy Winehouse Cover?
Having chosen to sing ‘Valerie’, from the function band choice list, at the second Sing Pop gig I had to then make a further choice between singing a cover of the Zuton’s original or the Amy Winehouse cover. Although I…
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Sing Pop – Final Rehearsals
On Monday evening this adventure took the Sing Pop Students to the Creative Dance Centre in Brighouse. We rehearsed our backing vocals along with the basic choreography in the dance studio in front of the mirrors. You need a sense of…
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showcase Preparations
With the Soul Choir events now concluded till Autumn I can now turn full attention to the forthcoming Sing Pop showcase appearance on Sunday 20th July. We are returning to excellent music venue, The Blind Pig at Sowerby Bridge, that…
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Ripon Set Cancelled
Sadly we didn’t get to perform our set at The Ripon Theatre Festival due to a vehicle breakdown impacting our choral leader. All was not lost though as there were some good performances by Yorkshire Voices, The Rock Choir and…
