Well, it’s been a strange old year! But, I’d like to thank everyone who has supported me, my business and my charitable efforts for UNICEF and Médecins Sans Frontières this year. It really is appreciated! There’s only one week before the Christmas holidays and, again, all slots are booked up now. I am taking time off to be with my… Read more »
Damian Oxborough: A Winter’s Tale It’s my birthday today!!! So, please enjoy the video I recorded, then take a look at the info below… we’re doing all of this for UNICEF, and so I’d love it if you could support our efforts by pressing the button below and making a donation of whatever amount you’re able. Even £1 helps the… Read more »
Cally Berry: They Have to Lead Their Own Lives Cally is a valued member of Carleton Ladies Choir, a beautiful singer, an occasional piano accompanist, a writer of inspiring songs, and a friend to everyone in the village. Her song here is as moving as many of the pieces that she composes. These videos are produced in aid of UNICEF… Read more »
Lili Szasz: Thank You for the Music Lili is a multi-talented musician who has been attending singing lessons with me since the beginning of the first Covid-19 lockdown. We initially did lessons by Zoom, but have since started working face-to-face. Here Lili sings the Abba classic song ‘Thank You for the Music’, with me accompanying her on piano. As with… Read more »
Lesley Widdop: ‘The Boar’s Head Carol’ Not many people can pull off a singing duet on their own, but this is exactly what Lesley has achieved! She first recorded the main melody part then, listening to this first recording through earphones, Lesley then sang the harmony part. When she sent the two videos to me, I listened carefully and put… Read more »
Karen Bowland: It’s Beginning to Look a lot Like Christmas This song has been covered by lots of performers over the years, and each singer brings their own unique style to it – Karen is no exception. Here she performs it to a piano accompaniment inspired by the Michael Buble recording of 2011. If you’d like to have a go… Read more »
Within hours of the beginning of the first lockdown, music teachers up and down the country collectively came to realise something important about video conferencing technology: that there’s a delay / latency over the line that makes playing music live over Zoom, Microsoft Team, Skype etc pretty much impossible. Despite our best efforts, we were unable to overcome this issue… Read more »
I don’t think I need to tell anyone that the UK has gone back into lockdown, and that all non-essential customer facing companies have had to either close or shift to online services only. For me, that means a return to Zoom only lessons until the lockdown is over – currently scheduled for 2nd December. I’m pleased to say that… Read more »
With immediate effect, all face to face lessons will be suspended until December. If you have a lesson booked in with me, I’ll be in touch within the next few days to arrange a switch to Zoom, or to postpone it for a few weeks. Thanks for understanding.
Invite to Contribute to the CLC Advent Calendar As Musical Director of Carleton Ladies Choir, I am organising a festive online event and I would be thrilled if you would participate. Through December I will be posting daily music videos on YouTube featuring choir members, their friends and families (and my friends and students). The idea is that viewers will… Read more »