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Big Sing in Binham Priory

I'm really happy to say that I will run another Big Sing on Sunday November 21st, 2 - 4 pm.  If you have not been to one of these you have a treat in store.  Binham is a beautiful building, has wonderful acoustics and a wealth of spiritual history going back centuries.  All this goes to make singing in the space truly magical.

The songs I will teach all come from one or other spiritual lineage, but you don't need to be a follower of any tradition to enjoy it.  Somehow the music transcends any expectations we might have and we get lost in the magic of harmony.

There will be a charge of £10, half of which I donate to Binham's upkeep fund.  There is no need to book just come on the day.  Be sure to dress up warmly, with thick socks on and bring your own drinks.

Our Next Concert

Next year sometime.....

The Two Singing Groups

NORWICH
Venue: the Narthex  St John's Cathedral, Earlham Rd
Day: Tuesdays, 12pm

On sunny days we sometimes sing in the beautiful Plantation Gardens of Norwich.
EAST RUNTON
Venue: The Village Hall, EAST RUNTON
Day: Thursdays at 10am 

We go swimming on the beach (well some of us do!) - with a picnic if it's really warm, after singing. 
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Term Dates

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Each singing session lasts one and a half hours and the cost is £10 per session.  I encourage people to sign up for a group of 6 or 7 sessions at a time as this gives me some security.

I don't offer a free taster session as I think of singing like ice cream - if you like what you paid for you go back for more, but if you don't you simple don't!
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Videos

My Sing for Joy choirs are mostly for pure fun but we do perform at least one concert a year, see some of our videos below.  We support a different local charity each time and raise a lot of money.
The very lovely Grahame Woodrow is the soloist here, in Salthouse Church, June 2018
In the video above I like to show an audience how a song is constructed, with the different harmony parts that we sing to accompany the tune.
There are many more videos on Youtube.  If you put Nick Catchpole in the search box you will find them (he is my husband who does all the editing for me)

Some testimonials

What a splendid concert!  The audience was much larger than I had anticipated – and they seemed to enjoy the occasion.  Thank you for your patience and hard work… Cynthia has asked me to say that even though it wasn’t her favourite song from the beginning, Stormy Night was fantastic! (I agree, but then, I liked it from the start).  Bruce F
I can say from the audience it was very good. I particularly found the second half very strong. Odd not to be singing but hope to get back in the swing of it now I will have so much more time.  Well done everyone!
Just wanted to say a big thank you to you for yesterday and the past few months I have been with you.  You have helped me to 'tick another box' on this wonderful journey through life - yesterday was such a lovely experience and I look forward to many more with Sing for Joy. Meg
Thank you, Teresa, so much for making it happen! It was fantastic to be part of something so positive with such a lot of lovely people.  L x
 
As a teacher I do know just a little of the effort, time, energy and stress that goes into putting on something like tonight's concert so I do totally appreciate all you have done/do. Since January 2012, my Monday night 'sing' has become one of the highlights of the week in my own busy, stressful life. That is partly due to the friendliness of the Binham group, but also due to your commitment to high expectations, great choice of songs and unique teaching style! I LOVE it!  Kathryn