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Radio Berkshire – Sarah Walker
November 18th, 2009 | 
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Our illustrious leader Dorian Edwards appeared on the Anne Diamond show on Radio Berkshire yesterday (Tuesday 17th November 2009). Hosted by Sarah Walker whilst Anne Diamond is on her holidays, Dorian speaks about both SingWokingham and SingBramley as well as his exploits on the way to the studio.
This is the iPlayer link to Dorians latest Radio Berkshire appearance.
(The link is only valid for about 7 days)
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First Things First
Learning music is a bit like learning a foreign language. Whilst it is not as complicated as Chinese or Welsh, music still requires practice and dedication. For those of you in the choir who do not read music, I have put this simple guide together to help you with the absolute basics. It is in no way a definitive guide, but it will help you get started and with a bit of perseverance, you should be able to recognise some of the notes you are asked to sing.
The great thing about a choir is that we work together, learn from each other and gain confidence from those around us whose experience of the choral environment is more defined. A good example is pitch. Recognising a note does not mean you can instantly call it to mind and sing it. Experience and confidence will however, allow you to find subsequent notes once you know the pitch of the starting point. We will learn some exercises exercises to help you with that.
To read the rest of the document, please download the following PDF file.
