Chris Rowbury

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First Name Chris
Last Name Rowbury
Gender Male

Location

Country United Kingdom
City Woodbridge

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Musical Activities Singer, Conductor, Arranger, Composer, Voice Teacher, Administration, Marketing, Music fan
Voice Baritone
Member of Choirs singing safari

Website chrisrowbury.com
About Me I am a singing workshop and choir leader specialising in unaccompanied harmony songs from around the world.

I believe that everyone can sing and that music should be accessible to all, so I teach without written music and don't hold auditions.

I have 30 years' experience of teaching and running workshops in singing, voice and theatre and have worked all over the world as a teacher, director and performer.

I am a member of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network (http://www.naturalvoice.net) and shares their belief that everybody can sing regardless of experience or background.

My approach to singing is informal, energetic and empowering using large doses of humour! I can get any group of people singing harmony together in minutes.

Only connect – a brief introduction to social media for choirs

Posted March 25 - 148 views - 0 comments

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In case you haven’t noticed: this is the modern world. photo by Yoel Ben-Avraham If you’re not promoting your choir on social media, then you’re missing a trick. Her...
How to sing quietly (without running out of breath)

Posted March 11 - 420 views - 0 comments

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people find it hard to sing quietly. They seem to run out of breath easily and their voice goes all wobbly. photo by Cristian V. Why is this and how can you learn to sing quietly...
One recording is worth a thousand photos – use sound to promote your choir

Posted March 4 - 171 views - 0 comments

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Singing is all about sound, whether it’s a one-day workshop, a live concert or a CD. I’m amazed at choir websites, concert promotion and singing workshop publicity which is...
6 ways to stop the strain of other singers relying on you (or you relying on them)

Posted February 26 - 406 views - 0 comments

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The rehearsal begins and the Altos looks around in panic: “Where’s Carol?” Carol is a strong, confident singer, but she’s not here this week. Pieter Bruegel the Elder -...
10 choir website mistakes to avoid (or how to look professional online)

Posted February 13 - 438 views - 0 comments

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was trawling through a bunch of choir websites the other day in order to send out some information about a workshop I’m running. I was amazed how hard it was to contact many of...

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Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Only connect – a brief introduction to social media for choirs

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In case you haven’t noticed: this is the modern world. photo by Yoel Ben-Avraham If you’re not promoting your choir on social ...

March 25
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

How to sing quietly (without running out of breath)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people find it hard to sing quietly. They seem to run out of breath easily and their voice goes all wobbly. photo by Cristian V. Why ...

March 11
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

One recording is worth a thousand photos – use sound to promote your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Singing is all about sound, whether it’s a one-day workshop, a live concert or a CD. I’m amazed at choir websites, concert prom...

March 4
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

6 ways to stop the strain of other singers relying on you (or you relying on them)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The rehearsal begins and the Altos looks around in panic: “Where’s Carol?” Carol is a strong, confident singer, but she’s not here thi...

February 26
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

10 choir website mistakes to avoid (or how to look professional online)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was trawling through a bunch of choir websites the other day in order to send out some information about a workshop I’m running. I ...

February 13
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Want to sing with more energy? – pretend to be somebody else

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I ran a gospel singing weekend recently. One of the songs was flagging a bit so I suggested people ham it up a bit and be more “American”. ...

January 22
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Fit the song arrangement to your singers and not the other way round

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Most singers in choirs don’t fit neatly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze them in to our off-the-shelf arrangements, chastising them when ...

January 8
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Busily doing nothing – 5 reasons why downtime is important for singers and choir leaders

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Feel like you’re on a treadmill? Constantly learning and practising and planning but never arriving? Not enough time to catch your breath between concer...

January 1
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Can singing together bring about world peace?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The world can be a terrible place sometimes as we’ve seen in the news lately. It’s hard to imagine how a single person can make a difference. Ch...

December 18, 2019
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

How to be a better singer if you’re a mere mortal

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When you think you’re not singing well, you’ll often blame yourself. But what if it’s something else, something outside yourself that you ca...

December 4, 2019

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