With GEOFFREY BAIRD.

NEXT  EVENT

 BE THERE!!!!!!     

          We have been holding a very informal series of 'group classes' in students private homes, (with a bit of supper and a few drinks along the way!!) This is an easy way to get used to singing in front of other people.
There is no 'audience' as such.
Everybody who comes, sings something! Even me! It can be 'Happy Birthday' or just one verse of something. We usually have a piano there, so I can play for you 'live'
 or else you can bring a backing CD / cassette if you like.  -- Whatever works for you.

THE ONLY RULE: No ‘listeners only’
EVERYBODY WHO COMES, SINGS!
This makes for a very supportive and safe atmosphere.
These are not big 'performances' but 'works in progress'.
Sometimes I will even work with a student on something as part of the event on the night, IF they want to.. (like a 'Master class')
It's just a chance to sing with a very supportive small audience.
It's very safe!
 The themes are not compulsory, just suggestions.
You can sing anything you like at any of these events. 
Whatever makes you most comfortable is the idea! Sing ANYTHING!!!!

PLEASE NOTE:
You don’t have to be studying with me at the moment, to attend these. --  (A quick call to me and perhaps a short session to arrange music and words etc may be all that’s needed for you to attend) or you can just turn up on the night with your own backing CD/ tape, whatever.
A good way to ‘just to keep your hand in’

SOME OF THE THEMES WE HAVE TACKLED:

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Obsession vs. Passion vs. Love
Night and Day
Life & Death
Songs from movies (Titanic theme to be banned!!)
Animal (could be cats & dogs or the instinct)
Career (like the song about the hooker, etc) physical action (like "I wanna dance", "leaning on a lamp", etc.) physical object (like a dagger or a cane or something)
Songs that reflect where YOU (i.e. the singer) currently is - i.e. "state of being" songs - happy/sad/etc
Songs that make/lead to a decision
Songs that scare you (i.e. scary to sing - hard/emotionally scary)
travel or location
parents / children
Vanity
7 deadly sins
Politics and Religion

  About 18 performers attended. 

 The program was:
Aaron:   Saltwater ,   'Timor'  (based on the 'Steve Biko' song)
Amanda:  Someone to watch over me,  
        Medley: Look at me, Believe (Cher), Last thing on my mind.
Barry:   If I were a rich man.
Me:   Witchcraft.
Iain: Road to Mandalay, Goin' Home.
Jeff:  Time after Time,   Toledo.
Lisa : Have yourself a merry little Christmas.
Lyn: Straighten up and fly right.
Phil:  Come rain or come shine
Steve: Seasons of love (RENT)
Robbie: Some enchanted evening.
Steven: Luck be a Lady
Stuart:  Wasn't it romantic
Sue: Santa Baby.  I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair.
Susy: All I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.
             (with Stuart: White Christmas)
Tom:  Sea fever.
Zeah:  Nature Boy.

An intimate little group met.  

Some of the songs sung on the night:

Barry:           Night and Day,  Ain’t Misbehaving
Geoffrey B:   Making love alone (yes! It's about masturbation!)  Lyrics?
                                 Begin the Beguine   
Jeff : Send in the clowns
Lyn Price: Quiet nights of quiet stars (Corcovado),    All that jazz
Phil: Shadow of your smile    
Zeah:   Meditation,   Desafinado