Discover the joy and wellbeing that comes from using your voice. In this friendly, inclusive session, we’ll explore beautiful accessible songs, movement and gentle vocal techniques that boost mood, improve wellbeing, and bring people together.
No singing experience is needed—this is about feeling good, not sounding perfect. Andrea will introduce beautiful songs from a range of cultures, collected from many years of community choir singing. Leave feeling lighter, more energised, and with a song in your heart.
About this event:
Date - 1.30-2.30pm on Saturday, 20th September.
Price:
£6 - Accessible.
£9 - Standard.
£12 - Supporter.
Location - Upstairs @ Open House.
Booking - Limited to 20 spots, to book your spot please click below.
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After early studies on violin and piano, Andrea studied composition under William Mathias at Bangor University and went on to complete a PGCE in Belfast. Following a year’s peripatetic teaching in her native Northern Ireland, Andrea moved to North Tyneside, eventually taking up the post of Head of Music in a comprehensive school in Wallsend. Whilst in the North East she also acted as MD of Ashington Operatic Society and conducted one of North Tyneside’s Youth Orchestras.
A seven-year stay in Hong Kong where she was employed as Head of Music in a vibrant international school, ended in 2001 when Andrea returned to England, settling in Hathersage. She then divided her time between caring for her family, working as a violin tutor for Sheffield Music Services, teaching classroom music part-time and involvement in a variety of music groups throughout North Derbyshire. She was rehearsal and concert pianist for Hathersage Choir for many years and then accepted the position as their Musical Director. She regularly plays the organ in Hathersage Methodist Chapel and can often be heard locally as part of a folk duo with her husband, Chris.
Andrea has just retired from classroom teaching following eight years in Chapel-en-le Frith High School and more recently as a Year 6 teacher in Hathersage St. Michael’s. During a career spanning over forty years, Andrea has conducted many choirs. She believes that singing should be part of the fabric of all music teaching and at the heart of every musical experience and is very excited to be involved in this community venture at Open House.
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Accessible.
This ticketing is aimed to make our programme available and more accessible to everyone.
Standard.
This ticketing allows us to run a sustainable programme.
Supporter.
This ticketing allows you to choose to pay it forward to your community - helping to cover people who can not afford the full-price tickets. It also helps us to sustain a full, rich and diverse programme by giving us the flexibility to continue running events and gatherings that are not always fully booked.
We are very grateful for your support and contribution - it has a significant impact to the sustainability of our events programme, and to the sustainability of Open House.