Royal & Derngate relaunches Singing 4 Pleasure sessions with a focus on musicals
As a new term is due to start for Royal & Derngate’s Singing 4 Pleasure initiative, the project is being relaunched with a new focus on musicals. The weekly daytime singing project for members of the local community, which restarts on Wednesday 4 March, is for people from all walks of life who want to come along to sing and socialise.
Singing is widely recognised as being good for your well-being and these daytime sessions, run by a professional music tutor in a relaxed and friendly setting, provides a great opportunity to develop vocal skills while making new friends. There is no audition process and no experience is required.
This term the sessions will be led by local music practitioner Lucie Barnes who specialises in Musical Theatre and will be working on a wide variety of good old-fashioned sing-a-long songs as well some great contemporary numbers
Lucie has been teaching singing and music for the past 10 years, both with children as part of Glee4Kidz and with individuals and adult groups as part of The Voice Within, and has been Musical Director for a number of choirs with a mix of abilities. Lucie explains: “As musical director, my role is to ensure my singing groups are friendly and fun-packed, enjoying a range of popular songs. Everyone is welcome.”
The emphasis will be on fun and pleasure, allowing participants to explore their singing ability through vocal warm-ups and learning a fun mix of accessible music.
The newly relaunched Singing 4 Pleasure sessions will take place at Royal & Derngate on Wednesdays, starting on 4 March, at the new time of 12.30pm to 1.30pm, and will run during term-time only. The sessions will cost £6 a week, payable termly. For more information or to book a place, contact Royal & Derngate’s Audience Development Co-ordinator Janet Gordon on 01604 655733 or email [email protected].