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  • Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

    Girls Just Wanna Have Fun

    This arrangement was originally written for ProVoc, inspired by a Post Modern Jukebox version of the song. We liked the 3/4 waltz opening, but enjoyed the energy of the original. This SSAA version is a simplified arrangement with the part splits taken out and some of the closer harmony chords revised. It is still rhythmically… Read more

  • Murder on the dancefloor

    Murder on the dancefloor

    Here is my SATB a cappella version of the Sophie Ellis-Bexter hit. I really enjoyed writing and singing it, it’s so much fun! You can find the full song sheet music here, and a short snippet below: Read more

  • 2023 Roundup

    2023 Roundup

    2023 has been a year of ups and downs, like any other, but I would like to highlight my many professional ups this year! Having joined Vocal Shack in January, I was thrilled to got with them to Portugal to sing in and around Porto. We went for the second time in December, this time… Read more

  • Vocal Shack – Came Here For Love

    Vocal Shack – Came Here For Love

    I’m excited to share Vocal Shack’s first promo video – Came Here For Love. You can find more about us at: https://www.vocalshack.uk/ Read more

  • Sky Full of Stars

    Sky Full of Stars

    This began life as part of a massed choir project for Bexley Music. We needed a song that could be sung by the secondary choir, with simple bits added in from the primary choir. Sky Full of Stars was chosen before we realised there isn’t a chorus, so no easy line for the primary choir… Read more

  • Harmony Vocals

    Harmony Vocals

    Rockschool Grade 6 Vocals The examiner will play you a four bar melody on the I, IV, V and VIm chords. You may chose between a higher pitched or lower pitched test (regardless of the vocalist on the recorded example). The higher pitched test is in the key of C – all of my examples… Read more