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Guitar Setup
Having plugged the new Jet JS400 guitar into the amp I noticed the string buzz which led me down the rabbit hole of truss rod adjustment to increase the neck relief. Having watched a couple of videos I set about…
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Light Music…
Jet JS-400 When I started learning guitar I never imagined that one day the key criteria for a new instrument would be its weight. Well that time has arrived. In order to keep playing and learning I need to be…
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Sing Pop – On The Mic
Sing Pop Student Showcase The arrival of the flyer for our second performance makes the event feel even closer and us thinking that much remains to be worked upon. I’m now feeling that another few weeks will make the lyrics…
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Learning Lyrics
The Drifter: Learning lyrics is always something that I find challenging. What seems to work for me is approaching the learning in varied ways; singing along alone jsut doesn’t work for me.
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HCS Voices Workshop
Free Singing Workshop: HCS Voices are hosting a singing workshop in June. Although I no longer sing with HCS Voices I had some great times and good experiences whilst singing with them. The workshops were especially good experiences with expert…
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Ripon Theatre Festival
Soul Choir on Tour! After the first concert of 2025 at Marsden Cuckoo Festival the Soul Choir are set to sing at Honley Show in June and then take the Soul vibes to North Yorkshire in July with an appearance…
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Marsden Cuckoo Festival
The Soul Choir performed in St Bartholomew’s Church as part of the annual Marsden Cuckoo Festival, held to celebrate the arrival of Spring. We had a nine song soul set for our 40 minute slot but the audience wanted more…
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I’m a Believer
I had already begun work on the intended target of my Guitar Tone exercise, my cover of The Monkees ~ ‘I’m a Believer’. I have been using the Justin Sandercoe video lesson and Kirklees Guitar School‘s video / PDF, which…
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open Learn Music Theory
In 2017 I completed the Open Learn course ‘An Introduction to Music Theory’. This course covered core concepts as found in ABRSM grades 1 to 3. I found this really helpful when reading sheet music with the CSI:Halifax Community Choir.…
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Marsden Cuckoo Festival
Looking forward to my third gig with the Soul Choir on Saturday 26th April when we will perform a ten or more song set at St Bartholomew’s Church as part of the Marsden Cuckoo Festival. It’s going to be huge…
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Guitar Tone
Over the Easter Weekend I have been experimenting with guitar tone, inspired by learning The Monkees (Neil Diamond) song ‘I’m a Believer’. I was looking for early British clean sounds for use in practice and future recording. I tried three…
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Music on the Go!
When we visit our static caravan I sometimes make use of the poorer days to squeeze in some practice, either learning piano or practicing songs. We have a small portable Roland Go Piano in the spare bedroom for our practice…
