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We're inviting you to make a donation of £50 towards costs for the current season. This recognises our last curtailed season and the uncertain prospects for this.

You can pay your subscription by online bank transfer. The account details are:

Sort Code: 60-10-33

Account Number: 72127872

Account Name: Danesborough Chorus

Please email Peter to let him know you've paid this way.

Alternatively, send a cheque payable to Danesborough Chorus to Peter Snelling, 26 Melfort Drive, Leighton Buzzard LU7 2XN.

Latest from the committee

Rehearsals via Zoom resume on Wednesday 2 September. Login: 220-275-5057 Password: 393015

We'll be learning carols in preparation for our Christmas Concert on Saturday 12 December (Covid-19 restrictions permitting).

Peter has sent an email to members with music files attached for rehearsals this term. You'll need to print these files.

You'll find details of which carols Ian plans to rehearse each week on Dates for your diary.

If you haven't received the music files, please email Julia Dickens.

Singing tips from soprano, Rachel Nicholls

YouTube videos

1 Introduction

2 Posture and alignment for singing

3 Warm up your breathing

4a Warm-up for high voices

4b Warm-up for low voices

5 Inhaling

6 Muscle tension in the jaw

7 Squillo or the Singer’s Formant

8 All about vowels

9 Consonants

Zoom training

Zoom Training with Rachel, 6 July 2020, Bedford Password: 2Q$!3^#N

Zoom Training with Rachel, 13 July 2020, Bedford Password: 2q=a11C5

Zoom Training with Rachel, 20 July 2020, Bedford Password: X78+rL=X

Zoom Training with Rachel, 27 July 2020, Bedford Password: w=SuGz8#

Available for three weeks unless downloaded.

Supporting documents

Introduction to singing technique 1 (PDF, 10 pages)

Introduction to singing technique 2 (PDF 11 pages)

Introduction to singing technique 3 (PDF 11 pages)

Introduction to singing technique 4 (PDF 10 pages)

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Elgar: The Dream of Gerontius

The joint concert with Milton Keynes Chorale has been postponed until summer 2022.

Here are some links to help you familiarise yourself with your voice part.

Mark Jordan's first online rehearsal

Learn Choral Music - SATB voice parts

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