Time is ticking by- it's not long till the Skylarks start rehearsing:
Tuesday 10th September at Berkeley Town Hall- put it in your diaries now!
We're planning a bit of a welcome party for the first session- so some yummy homemade sausage rolls, or scrumptious cake may tempt you...... all with local ingredients!
Please invite friends and family to join us as the more really is the merrier when it comes to choirs: anyone from age 10 upwards (children need a nominated responsible adult at each rehearsal- doesn't have to be the same person or related) is very welcome!
See you all on 10th Sept
SKYLARKS COMMUNITY CHOIR............... Sing in the bath? On the way to work? Join in with your favourite song when you hear it and then it's stuck in your head the rest of the day?
Wednesday 28 August 2013
Saturday 24 August 2013
Christmas Carols Autumn 2013
Clink on the following links for the PDF files:
A Song For Christmas Eve
As I Sat On A Sunny Bank
Carol Of The Flowers
Sing We Noel
What Child Is This
A Song For Christmas Eve
As I Sat On A Sunny Bank
Carol Of The Flowers
Sing We Noel
What Child Is This
Friday 23 August 2013
Welcome!
Welcome to the very first post for this blog about The Skylarks Community Choir. We hope you find the blog interesting and perhaps you'll keep following us.... and then come along and sing with us!
This isn't your average choral society singing Elijah and Messiah or even some Carl Jenkins....
We sing a really big variety of music, from folk songs to pop, gospel to classical, improvised to rounds, music in 3 parts or every person doing something a bit different.....
You don't need to be able to read music, although it helps (and we run a "summer school" so you can start to learn to read music, improve your sound etc if you want to work on it) and we try to make sure you sit next to lots of different people, some who will help you with the singing, some who will tell silly jokes, and all of them will be friendly, not cliquey, and be there to have a good time!
You have probably heard all the stuff in the media about the benefits of singing! Well I could have told you that about 20 years ago! I have severe asthma but because of all the singing I've done over the years, when I have my asthma check they never believe me! My peak flow is amazing! If you ask anyone who comes along, singing makes you feel happy (it's all those endorphins that get released) it's great being part of a group all working to the same end, and you'll discover that you have skills you never thought about (singing in Polish, or Arabic? Singing so that you doing your own things and everyone is singing a different variation .,.....) And as for break time! We have some really good cake makers amongst the choir, but we equally love shop cakes! There's nothing better than a cup of tea and a natter over some cake after a hard night's singing!
I really do believe that singing should be prescribed by the NHS, Think how much money it could save in drugs, doctors' time etc,
So if you are thinking about going to a choir, come and try ours out! If you think you're not good enough or can't sing, then come along, If you think you don't like choirs then come along,
You don't lose anything and we reckon you'll have a fantastic time!
See you all on 10th September!
This isn't your average choral society singing Elijah and Messiah or even some Carl Jenkins....
We sing a really big variety of music, from folk songs to pop, gospel to classical, improvised to rounds, music in 3 parts or every person doing something a bit different.....
You don't need to be able to read music, although it helps (and we run a "summer school" so you can start to learn to read music, improve your sound etc if you want to work on it) and we try to make sure you sit next to lots of different people, some who will help you with the singing, some who will tell silly jokes, and all of them will be friendly, not cliquey, and be there to have a good time!
You have probably heard all the stuff in the media about the benefits of singing! Well I could have told you that about 20 years ago! I have severe asthma but because of all the singing I've done over the years, when I have my asthma check they never believe me! My peak flow is amazing! If you ask anyone who comes along, singing makes you feel happy (it's all those endorphins that get released) it's great being part of a group all working to the same end, and you'll discover that you have skills you never thought about (singing in Polish, or Arabic? Singing so that you doing your own things and everyone is singing a different variation .,.....) And as for break time! We have some really good cake makers amongst the choir, but we equally love shop cakes! There's nothing better than a cup of tea and a natter over some cake after a hard night's singing!
I really do believe that singing should be prescribed by the NHS, Think how much money it could save in drugs, doctors' time etc,
So if you are thinking about going to a choir, come and try ours out! If you think you're not good enough or can't sing, then come along, If you think you don't like choirs then come along,
You don't lose anything and we reckon you'll have a fantastic time!
See you all on 10th September!
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