Sing Well, Live Happier with Barbara Lewis
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For those of you who like to sing beautiful melodies, in this case, a sad one, I have a new video for you.

 

Danny Boy is not an easy song to sing for many of us. In this short video, I take you step by step through my version of the song. I talk about vocal technique - how to deal with the challenges, and about various ways to interpret the melody. Of course, there are many ways to bring this beautiful song to life. This is just one. But I hope that my suggestions and observations will help you to make the song your own. 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm looking for ways to inspire mature singers with warm-ups and conversation about singing in a bi-monthly (every 2 weeks) group meeting on Zoom. Due to the 2-second lag time on Zoom, you would turn your sound off when you warm up. So we will see one another, but you will only hear yourself and me. 

 

I find that many singers who are not performing very often or do not have much contact with other singers, could benefit from some singing friendship. My thinking is that each of these Zoom sessions would last, at most, 40 minutes.

 

We would warm up together for 10-15 minutes and then talk about singing for 
20 - 30 minutes. I will suggest a theme for our discussion. And I will moderate to be sure that anyone who wants to contribute will get a chance to speak. But there will be no pressure. You may only want to listen! These zoom sessions will be open to singers at any level. Perhaps, if the sessions work for us, we could later add a bit of time for one or two people per session to sing a song - or even just a portion of a song. 

 

- Are you having any problems with your singing this week? 

- Have you discovered something about technique you would like to share?

- Is there a singer who has inspired you lately or a song that you think is especially good for you?

- Can you share your approach to learning a song?

- What kinds of songs really move you and why?

 

At first, this group will be free. Over time, if this seems to be valuable to us, and I find it time-consuming to prepare for the group, then I may charge a small fee for joining a session - $5 US -  or so. 

 

Would you like to give this a try? 
Write to me here if you are interested:  [email protected]  
Use the subject heading - Zoom Singers Group!

My best to all,

Barbara