Chris Rowbury

Personal Information

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.

Confessions of a singaholic – why too much singing might be a bad thing: Terry's story

Added February 18 - 369 views - 0 comments

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ f...
Choir leading as low-impact aerobics (or how I gained weight during lockdown)

Added February 12 - 385 views - 0 comments

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ f...
How do we know if a culture has a traditional music scene?

Added February 2 - 341 views - 0 comments

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ f...
How much should you polish a song before moving onto the next one?

Added January 28 - 475 views - 0 comments

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across the globe. Your experiences may differ f...
Chris Rowbury's residential singing weekends in UK go on sale Thursday 22 January

Added January 21 - 124 views - 0 comments

The remainder of my UK residential singing weekends in July, September and October will go on sale THIS Thursday 22 January at 6pm. You can find details of all my weekends here: https://chrisrowbury.com/singing-weekends You have until 5 February to apply. I'll let people know if they have a place by...

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Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Confessions of a singaholic – why too much singing might be a bad thing: Terry's story

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

February 18
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Choir leading as low-impact aerobics (or how I gained weight during lockdown)

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

February 12
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

How do we know if a culture has a traditional music scene?

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

February 2
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

How much should you polish a song before moving onto the next one?

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

January 28
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Chris Rowbury's residential singing weekends in UK go on sale Thursday 22 January

The remainder of my UK residential singing weekends in July, September and October will go on sale THIS Thursday 22 January at 6pm. You can find details of all my weekends here: https://chrisrowbury.com/singing-weekends You have until 5 February to apply....

January 21
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

How to recruit a new leader for your choir

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

January 21
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Can anybody be a choir leader?

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

January 13
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Can you ‘be in the moment’ yet plan for the future?

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

January 7
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

New year, new plans – how to get what you want

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

December 31, 2025
Chris Rowbury wrote a new blog entry:

Finding songs for the new choir season

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

December 24, 2025

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