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There will always be people in a choir who inspire others for very different reasons: They: have a beautiful voice have a strong and secure voice that is easy to follow and gives confidence always seem to know what they are doing have learnt the songs off by heart encourage new members wear interesting/different clothes […]

Although a lot of choirs are not professional ones it should be everybody’s aim to be as professional as possible. The objective of a rehearsal is to learn the songs as well as having fun and having an opportunity to chat to each other. During a rehearsal the MD has a tough job in keeping […]

As we age the collagen becomes less in our muscles and connective tissue. The tongue is a comparatively large muscle and goes all the way down the throat. With age the tongue drops further back in the throat and makes our speech less clear and articulate. We also hold a lot of tension in the […]

Warms up should warm up the body, the brain, the voice and the breath. You should also make sure you are properly hydrated with lukewarm water or some warm tea. Coffee dehydrates the voice and fizzy drinks can cause you to burp. Do not drink ice cold drinks as that shrinks and tightens the muscles […]

The whole point of a song is to get a meaning across and this happens with the music and the text. Do you know what you are singing about? If the song is in a foreign language make sure you know exactly what the text means as well as working on the correct pronunciation. There […]

At the point of a performance all you should be doing is enjoying yourself, focussing on the text and watching the MD. All the rehearsals are done and you should trust your voice and body to do what is needed. Now is not the time to be worrying about technique and things said during rehearsal […]

Lots of things can and will go wrong when singing, there are so many things that have to be co-ordinated it is bound to happen. Usually the problem lies before the point in which it becomes noticeable that something has gone wrong. Yet we focus mostly on the sections that go wrong and for obvious […]

Singing is full of them: 1 Singing is easy, everybody can sing, well there are only about 3% of people who can’t sing and will never be able to learn as they have what is called amusia and as of yet there is no cure. Yet around 59% of adults identify as not being able […]

Clear diction, articulation and a good sound are very important when singing as the audience must be able to hear what you are singing about. Beautiful sound is created on the vowel and clear text is aided by use of consonants. Consonants need to be short, crisp, clear and concise as they contain no inherent […]

On the evening of 7th May the choir held an opening evening to give the public a sense of what it is like being part of Mersey Wave. Following from the evening 4 members have joined us so far with other agreeing to come along after our run of performances are out of the way […]