Chris Rowbury

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First Name Chris
Last Name Rowbury
Gender Male

Location

Country United Kingdom
City Woodbridge

Musical Information

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.

How many breaks should you have on a singing course?

Posted Wed at 10:53 AM - 273 views - 0 comments

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] People pay good money to come on a singing course and want to sing as much as they can. But everyone needs a break. How do you find the balance between singing and time off? ...
Where do you find all your songs?

Posted September 12 - 159 views - 0 comments

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This is a question I’m often asked at my singing workshops, especially by people starting out as choir leaders. photo by James Vaughan There is often the assumption tha...
Your job as a choir leader is to disappear

Posted September 5 - 263 views - 0 comments

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In David Zweig’s book he talks about Invisibles: people who are unseen when their job is done perfectly (who only draw attention to themselves when things go wrong). It ...
If some singers want more and some want less, then you must be doing something right!

Posted August 29 - 215 views - 0 comments

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I aim to please everyone in my choirs and singing workshops. I know it’s an impossible task (see Keeping a choir happy – you can’t please everyone), but I try. photo...
It’s summer – where have all the choir gone??!!

Posted August 15 - 397 views - 0 comments

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The evening’s are lighter, the weather is warmer, the songs are amazing, the singing’s as good as ever – it’s summer! photo by Ansel Adams So where ha...

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Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

How many breaks should you have on a singing course?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] People pay good money to come on a singing course and want to sing as much as they can. But everyone needs a break. How do you fin...

Wed at 10:53 AM
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Where do you find all your songs?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This is a question I’m often asked at my singing workshops, especially by people starting out as choir leaders. photo by James Vaugh...

September 12
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Your job as a choir leader is to disappear

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In David Zweig’s book he talks about Invisibles: people who are unseen when their job is done perfectly (who only draw attention to themselves ...

September 5
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

If some singers want more and some want less, then you must be doing something right!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I aim to please everyone in my choirs and singing workshops. I know it’s an impossible task (see Keeping a choir happy – you can’t ...

August 29
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

It’s summer – where have all the choir gone??!!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The evening’s are lighter, the weather is warmer, the songs are amazing, the singing’s as good as ever – it’s summer! ...

August 15
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Never let the fake perfection of pop singers put you off singing

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In 2014 a Britney Spears recording escaped into the wild which demonstrates that without Auto-Tune her singing can be less than perfect (Experience t...

August 8
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Regular weekly choir or drop-in singing group? – the pros and cons

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some choirs and singing groups meet frequently, often once a week, requiring a high level of commitment. Others meet less frequently and work on a dr...

August 1
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

If you’re looking for new singers, don’t expect them to come to you

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] You’ve put your fliers out, spread the word, mentioned it on Facebook, but still you find it hard to recruit new singers. photo by I...

July 18
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Singing – the more you do it, the worse you get!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] You work on a song in choir week after week, but slowly things seem to get worse. You worry about getting the words right, you can’t seem to re...

July 11
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Dress to impress – choosing suitable outfits for your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As many regular readers will know, I hate a choir in uniform. However, it is a good idea to have some kind of unifying dress code ...

July 4

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