'JUST SING IT!' - North London

Workshops where Judith teaches songs, in unison and harmony, from around the world. All are welcome... Always ring or e-mail in advance to confirm your place.

I’m looking for a new venue for these workshops at the moment; if you have any ideas, you’re welcome to contact me.  Most likely places seem to be Kings Langley & Radlett, so if you’d like to register interest and be informed of dates when they’re set, please be in touch!

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'JUST SING IT!' - South London

Dates: Thursdays Jan 21 Feb 11, Mar 11, April 15, May 6, June 10, July 15

Venue: Wimbledon - contact for details

Time: 10.45 to 12.15pm

Price: Contact for details

Contact: 07903 914 064

or adkelin@onetel.com

SOAS WORLD MUSIC CHOIR

Judith is director of the above choir which convenes in October and works through to March. All are welcome, whether SOAS students or not!   We’ll be inviting new members in October 2010, so please register your interest by contacting Deb Viney at SOAS - dv4@soas.ac.uk

Meanwhile, come and hear us at one of the events below!

AMMERDOWN RESIDENTIAL ‘JUST SING IT!'

Lots of notice so you can keep the dates for this, Judith's third booking as a facilitator at Ammerdown: the first two weekends were wonderful... Hooray!

Date: Friday 4th to Sunday 6th June 2010

Venue: The Ammerdown Centre, Radstock, Bath , Somerset BA3 5SW

Time: Arrive by 6pm Friday, course ends after lunch on Sunday

Price: Residential £155, non-residential £103

Contact: 01761 433 709 or http://www.ammerdown.org/

'Just Sing It' article, written by Lisa Woolf, Wimbledon workshop participant

It was under false pretences that I attended my first “Just Sing it” session. I thought I was taking my two-year old to a music class for children. My husband heard about the group and knowing I love to sing in the privacy of my own home/car/bath, knew I could never be persuaded to join a room full of strangers and sing out loud so he made up the children bit to get me through the door.

That was two years ago and although I still dread the thought of ever performing in public, I thoroughly enjoy the time spent once a month with the “Just Sing It” group. When we are not dissolving into fits of giggles or chatting over a piece of cake we get down to the serious business of just singing for the pure enjoyment of doing so. Under the guidance of an enormously talented and boundlessly patient teacher, Judith Silver, we sing a wide range of Hebrew, African, American and European songs interspersed with the odd bit of Russian.

Judith guides us through each new song a line at a time until we all finally get the hang of it when she adds another harmony just to keep us on our toes (or on our knees, I'm never quite sure).

There is no pressure to audition, perform, rehearse or have any talent. All that is required is enthusiasm and good humour. We always welcome new voices – especially if it means someone else to sing over my mistakes!

We meet once a month on a Thursday morning (see above for details).