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Nov 12, 2020 53 min

LockdownHeroes - James Sills Do Sing & Sofa Singers

from This Is A Voice Hosted by Jeremy Fisher & Dr Gillyanne Kayes with James Sills

Send us Fan Mail Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher chat with another of their own #LockdownHeroes, James Sills. James is a passionate choral leader, the founder of The Sofa Singers, and the author of Do Sing. James shares how Sofa Singers ran from a quirky idea to international recognition (almost overnight), why singing together is vital for our wellbeing, and how his background shaped his view of music as an everyday essential. Do Sing is available in paperback, ebook and audiobook formats from the DoBook Company https://thedobook.co/products/do-sing-reclaim-your-voice-find-your-singing-tribe or Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/Do-Sing-Reclaim-Voice-Singing/dp/1907974709 You can get more information on James's choirs here: The Sofa Singers https://www.thesofasingers.com/ All James's choirs including the Bebington Bitter Men can be found here https://www.jamessillsmusic.co.uk/regular-choirs-singing-sessions/ And you can find out more about forest bathing here https://www.forestbathewales.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/jsillsmusic https://www.facebook.com/jsillsmusic/ https://www.instagram.com/jsillsmusic/ This episode is sponsored by the Amazon #1 bestseller This Is A Voice: 99 exercises to train, project and harness the power of your voice. Offering step-by-step vocal exercises for speaking voice, singing voice (classical and contemporary), mimicry, ventriloquism and beatboxing, we can safely say there is no other vocal technique book like it. https://www.amazon.co.uk/This-Voice-exercises-project-harness/dp/1999809025/

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Send us Fan Mail Dr Gillyanne Kayes & Jeremy Fisher chat with another of their own #LockdownHeroes, James Sills. James is a passionate choral leader, the founder of The Sofa Singers, and the author of Do Sing. James shares how Sofa Singers ran from a quirky idea to international recognition (almost overnight), why singing together is vital for our wellbeing, and how his background shaped his view of music as an everyday essential. Do Sing is available in paperback, ebook and audiobook ...

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