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All Steam Ahead

Rebecca — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 18:53:07 +0000

I’m looking forward to next term at school.

Choir auditions on the first Friday and 2 fab new songs to teach them.

Also some of my private students are doing very exciting things. Trying to make 15 year olds improvise is interesting and that’s not to mention the 8 year old belter.

full steam ahead

webmaestro — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:29:29 +0000

Hallo from Sarra – it’s me who sorts out all the nuts and bolts for Beck’s site. We’ve both been driven half crazy by technology which won’t co-operate, but I’m very happy to announce that everything is now in order!

You can now subscribe to Beck’s blog posts by email (here’s the link to the sign-up page), and…
Posting music is now possible! I’ve gone back and fixed up the link to Sarah’s track we tried to post yesterday – you can now listen to it in the new player here.

hip hip hooray!

How Cool

Rebecca — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:21:06 +0000

People can sign up to be emailed when I do a post. How very very cool. So I’m testing it by putting Sarah’s new tune up.

Yay Yay Yay.

concerts, gigs, it’s all go

Rebecca — Sun, 30 May 2010 17:12:14 +0000

So many things going on at the moment. 2 student concerts at MAC in less than 3 weeks. Then about 20 students doing exams within the next 4 weeks and then it’s all about my stuff.

Yes, I will be performing again. I am putting together a new cabaret show for the Moseley Festival and Artsfest. Very exciting. Will be about new motherhood and some of the joys (and not such joys) that it entails.

Also going to start performing my original songs again.

And… I start rehearsals for Sondheim’s Compay at the Crescent Theatre on 6th June. Very exciting.

Now I have to find a way to describe the cabaret show in 25 words that makes it sound interesting without sounding daft. Hmmmm.

and did I mention planning Matt and I’s wedding in 6 months. It can be done (if only choir would be nice and learn the songs I want them to sing at the cermony and not quibble if they like them).

Next Concert

Rebecca — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:21:32 +0000

I’m putting on another student concert. It will be on 19 June 2010 at the Hexagon Theatre at MAC. It’s particularly exciting as MAC has been closed for refurbishment for about 2 years and, having seen inside, I can report it’s gorgeous. It doesn’t even open till May 1st so this does feel very special.

Singers Session

Rebecca — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:36:56 +0000

Title: Singers Session
Location: Dog Pool Hotel (formerly Hibernian) Back Room/Venue, 1034 Pershore Road, Selly Park, B29 7PX
Link out: Click here
Description: If you secretly want to sing in public but are terrified……
If you are an experienced singer who wants to try out new material.
If you you want to get a reaction to a new idea…
Come along to this open mic session.

Bring lyrics and charts, a backing track or a guitar chords, or better still someone to accompany you. I will provide a mic, amp keyboard, cd player and a cable where you can plug in your i-pod/mp3 player. If the chords are simple I can try to accompany you (although my playing is not the best).

£2 on the door although if turn out is good enough I will refund performer\’s payments.

Turn up early if you want to be sure of a chance to sing.
Start Time: 16:00
Date: 2009-11-29
End Time: 19:00

Motherhood

Rebecca — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:01:12 +0000

Motherhood is proving pleasurable but very time consuming. Things are slow on the teaching and performing but watch this space and when I get time I will be putting on a singers session and teaching again.

Also I am looking forward to hearing my choir sing my arrangements in December.

Singers Session

Rebecca — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:40:04 +0000

Title: Singers Session
Location: Dog Pool Hotel (formerly Hibernian)
Link out: Click here
Description: If you secretly want to sing in public but are terrified……
If you are an experienced singer who wants to try out new material.
If you you want to get a reaction to a new idea…
Come along to this open mic session.

£1 on the doorfor audience members. Performers free.

Turn up early if you want to be sure of a chance to sing.
Start Time: 16:00
Date: 2009-07-12
End Time: 19:00

Singing Session

Rebecca — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:27:45 +0000

Title: Singing Session
Location: Dog Pool Hotel (formerly Hibernian) Back Room/Venue
Link out: Click here
Description: If you secretly want to sing in public but are terrified……
If you are an experienced singer who wants to try out new material.
If you you want to get a reaction to a new idea…
Come along to this open mic session.

Bring lyrics and charts, a backing track or a guitar, or better still someone to accompany you. I will provide a mic, amp keyboard, cd player and a cable where you can plug in your i-pod/mp3 player. If the chords are simple I can try to accompany you (although my playing is not the best).

£2 on the door although if turn out is good enough I will refund performer\’s payments.
Start Time: 16:00
Date: 2009-06-14
End Time: 19:00

Sharing session for singers

Rebecca — Wed, 13 May 2009 13:15:26 +0000

I have an idea in the fruition of putting on monthly sessions where singers can come along and sing a song for each other. I will be finding a venue soon but at the moment I want it to be in a room in a pub or somewhere minors can attend. I think ideally it would be a church but the best time to do it is Sunday 4 – 6 or 5 – 7 so a church is out. I’m thinking of doing it on 14 June but nothing is set in stone yet.

I like the idea that people can turn up with simple guitar chords or a backing track and get to perform. I know it would be good for lots of my students so I am sure there are other folks out there that would benefit from it too.

Let me know if you have any ideas of where to do it.