War rages, CO2 emissions continue to soar, people rush from stress to stress … and yet here am I at my singing lesson. At the beginning I thought it was self-indulgent to spend an hour bettering my voice, and maybe it is. Later I learned about how important singing is...

‘ARS longa, vita brevis’ or ‘Art is long, life is short’. This was the Beethoven round we sang during the very first session of Rallentandos. I don’t know if it was the lovely, open people who came that made this occasion feel special? In a small group there were...

Walking Songs Monday 30th May 2022 Walk No: MWF364 miles; allow 3 hours “Home is behind, the world ahead” As part of Malvern Walking Festival I am co-leading a  walk with Lara Bienkowska Some songs lead you to adventure, some take you home again, by march, or skip or...

As a qualified school teacher with music skills I was often called upon to run the school choir, lead singing assemblies, and of course manage the nativity performance. Latterly I was also asked to teach music as a curriculum subject due to the lack of musical...