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Sing for Hull
The Albemarle Broadband
A Song for you
Learn a song each week and improve your singing
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Find out more about musical instruments
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a live performance
Take part in a City wide performance as we Sing for Hull
Welcome to Sing for Hull
We have created this project for all of our schools, families, workplaces and communities to come together once a week to all sing a song at the same time – together.
We’ve created a virtual band – The Albemarle Broadband for you to sing along with.
Over the next four days there is a different daily activity that helps you prepare for the performance at 13:30 on Friday.
So, in these challenging times, let’s celebrate all that is good about Hull, and “Sing for Hull!”
Week 15: Reach
Day 1
Vocal warm-ups and learn the song!
This week we have the 2000 hit ‘Reach’ by S Club 7! ‘And when that rainbow’s shining over you, that’s when your dreams will all come true!’
Join Stephanie and Sean Miller as they take you through the song – lots of stretching today when we reach the warm-ups section! Song analysis including a breakdown of the breakdown included!
Day 2
Make and Create – Makaton
Shelley is back for our final Make and Create session before the summer break.
Shelley explains how Makaton is a language programme that uses symbols, signs and words to communicate, and then shares with us some simple signs that we can use with this week’s hit ‘Reach’.
Day 3
Performance Tips
Stephanie Miller introduces today’s episode working on this week’s song ‘Reach’.
Today we look at our singing range – the notes our voice can manage from low to high – and how some songs cover a big range, like ‘Reach’.
Day 4
Instrument of the week – Tuned Percussion
Martin King introduces the Glockenspiel, Marimba, Xylophone, Vibraphone and Timpani in today’s episode.
Day 5
Premier has moved to Saturday Night (18th July) at 7pm
Albemarle Broadband #saturdaynightlive
Bonus Feature
City Hull Sings - Celebration Video
A celebration of fourteen weeks of Sing for Hull and our ‘virtual City Hall Sings’ rolled into one!
Stephanie Miller, Shelley Gabriel, Dan Edwards & Charlie the Chimp and James Dickinson introduce your favourite songs from our SFH series as well as this week’s hit ‘Roar’.
Week 14: Roar
Day 1
Vocal warm-ups and learn the song! This week we have the 2013 hit ‘Roar’ by Katy Perry – with flashbacks to our first Sing for Hull hit ‘Eye of the Tiger’!
Join Stephanie and Sean Miller as they take you through the song – lots of animal-themed warm-ups today, looks like this one is sure to be a roaring success!
Day 2
Make and Create – Hip Hop
Beats Bus is our special guest today – encouraging the city’s next generation to speak out about their hopes and aspirations through music.
Day 3
Performance Tips
Stephanie Miller introduces toda’s episode working on this week’s song ‘Roar’.
Following on from Monday’s episode Stephanie gets us started with some animal warm-ups
Day 4
Instruments of the week – Tuba and Sousaphone
Shaun Crowther (and special guest start Charlie the Chimp) introduces the biggest of the brass instruments – the tuba . . . and another large labrosone – the sousaphone.
Day 5 - Live
Here it is!
Sing For Hull
Week 14: Katy Perry – Roar
Day 5: Live on Youtube (Hull Music Service Channel)
Join us live on Friday 10th July 2020 at 1.30pm as the city comes together to sing!
Stephanie Miller – Vocals
Shelley Gabriel – Vocals
Edyta Prajsnar – Vocals
Pietro Lusvardi – Bass
Sean Miller – Keys
Dan Edwards – Guitar
Charlie the Chimp – Guitar
Alan Drever-Smith – Drums
Rachael England – Violin
Kieran Lynch – Violin
Helga Penny – Viola
Kathryn Morris – ‘Cello
Alice Siddle – Saxophone
Suzanne Crowther – Trumpet
Elizabeth Hatton – Euphonium
Shaun Crowther – Tuba
Special Guests
Chris Beaumont – Sousaphone
Tiger the Cat – Eye of the
Audio edited by Alan Drever-Smith and Alex Blythe
Video edited by Alan Drever-Smith
Week 13: Wonder
Day 1
This week we have the 2012 hit ‘Wonder’ – the debut single released by British record producer Naughty Boy, featuring vocals from Scottish singer and songwriter Emeli Sandé.
Join Stephanie and Sean Miller as they take you through the song – anyone else ever learnt to drive a motorboat whilst singing?
Day 2
Make and Create – Home Percussion (part 2) Simon Higley is back with some more creative ideas for you to make and create your own percussion grooves.
Today we learn how to make a kazoo with a cardboard tube, greaseproof-paper and an elastic band – by singing into it you can make an amazing sound! Listen out for an amazing tonic triad performed on kazoos by the 3 Higley brothers!
Day 3
Stephanie Miller introduces today’s episode working on this week’s song ‘Wonder’. You don’t need a degree in neuroscience to get good at singing this song – although as Stephanie tells us Emeli Sandé did just that!
Lots of warm-ups today with marching, backbeat, breathing, voice & rhythm work before getting into the groove and learning how to get some drive into your singing.
Day 4
The Cello
Kathryn Morris and Chris Nolan introduce the cello (or violoncello to give it its full name) with guest stars ‘Philip’ the cello and Rosie the cellist!
Join us tomorrow at 1.30 pm on our YouTube Channel to see the Albemarle Broadband in this week’s hit ‘Wonder’!
Day 5 - Live
Here it is!
Sing For Hull
Week 13: Naughty Boy ft. Emeli Sandé – Wonder
Day 5: Live on Youtube (Hull Music Service Channel)
Join us live on Friday 3rd July 2020 at 1.30pm as the city comes together to sing!
Stephanie Miller – Vocals
Shelley Gabriel – Vocals
Edyta Prajsnar – Vocals
Pietro Lusvardi – Bass
Sean Miller – Keys
Alan Drever-Smith – Drums and Percussion
Simon Higley – Watering Can, Tin Cans
Rachael England – Violin
Kieran Lynch – Violin
Helga Penny – Viola
Kathryn Morris – ‘Cello
Alice Siddle – Saxophone
Suzanne Crowther – Trumpet
Elizabeth Hatton – Trombone
Audio edited by Alan Drever-Smith and Alex Blythe
Video edited by Alan Drever-Smith
Week 12: Fight Song
Day 1
Vocal warm-ups and learn the song!
This week we have the 2014 hit ‘Fight Song’ by Rachel Platten – get those power poses ready!
Join Stephanie and Sean Miller as they take you through the song – anyone ever felt like giving up on things and then made that extra special effort and found it all works out?
Day 2
Make and Create – Power Lyrics
Shelley takes us through the lyrics to this week’s hit ‘Fight Song’ by Rachel Platten – starting with how the song has been used in so many different settings . . . TV adverts, Election Campaigns and even by Stephanie Miller!
Day 3
Performance Tips
Stephanie Miller introduces today’s episode working on ‘Fight Song’. Rachel Platten’s power anthem got a little help from her friend Taylor Swift, who really liked ‘Fight Song’ and used her Instagram account to share this news with her 34 million followers! Lots of exercises today – including your tongue! Stephanie takes us through ‘dynamics’ – the different levels of volume that we use in music – and how we sing differently for each level.
Day 4
Instruments of the week – DJing and Beatboxing
Noise Academy’s Joe Townsley and Mikey Beats introduce this week’s episode. Joe introduces us to Noise Academy and the work they do in schools, Music Hubs, Youth Projects & Charities such as DJing, Music Production & Beatboxing.
Day 5 - Live
Live on Youtube (Hull Music Service Channel)
Join us live on Friday 26th June 2020 at 1.30pm as the city comes together to sing!
Get Ready!
Stephanie Miller – Vocals
Shelley Gabriel – Vocals
Pietro Lusvardi – Bass
Sean Miller – Keys
Phil Proctor – Guitar
Dan Edwards – Guitar
Alan Drever-Smith – Drums
Rachael England – Violin
Kieran Lynch – Violin
Helga Penny – Viola
Kathryn Morris – ‘Cello
Alice Siddle – Saxophone
Suzanne Crowther – Trumpet
Elizabeth Hatton – Trombone
Audio edited by Alan Drever-Smith and Alex Blythe
Video edited by Alan Drever-Smith
Week 11: Here Comes the Sun
Day 1
Vocal warm-ups and learn the song!
This week we have the 1969 hit ‘Here Comes the Sun’ by George Harrison. Join Stephanie and Sean Miller as they take you through the song with its catchy lyrics and some irregular time signatures – this one’s for all you Beatles fans!
Extra fun fact is that Sean is a keen horticulturalist – check out his sunflower on the piano!
Day 2
The new composition contest to create music for the Music Service Graphics is underway and you can get your music heard by uploading on our ‘My Music‘ page of the website! Your composition can be in any format using any instruments and any style: a recording, a notated piece, an electronic piece, a computer composition, a picture & more.
Day 3
Stephanie Miller introduces today’s episode working on ‘Here Comes the Sun’.
With a little thanks to Eric Clapton and the sun . . . George Harrison’s inspiration for this great song!
Stephanie gets us going with the ‘tricky’ bits where the rhythm changes – see if you can do your movements in time!
Simplicity is key to this song with its small range of notes and cleverly chosen words that fit so naturally – and talking of keys, listen out for why we are learning this song in a different key to the one that George Harrison used.
Day 4
Instruments of the week – Trumpet, Flugel Horn and Cornet
Suzanne Crowther and Richard Shaw introduce this week’s episode.
Starting with the trumpet Suzanne shows how the sound is made and how the air speeds, lip shapes and using the valves create the different pitches.
We hear about the history of the trumpet and its likely origins before learning how it is used is so many musical settings: orchestras, windbands, military bands, film music, musical theatre, jazz ensembles, big bands & pop bands!
Day 5 - Live
Here it is!
Sing For Hull
Week 11: The Beatles – Here Comes The Sun
Day 5: Live on Youtube (Hull Music Service Channel)
Join us live on Friday 19th June 2020 at 1.30pm as the city comes together to sing!
Get Ready!
Stephanie Miller – Vocals
Pietro Lusvardi – Bass
Sean Miller – Keys, Vocals
Phil Proctor – Guitar
Alan Drever-Smith – Drums
Rachael England – Violin
Kieran Lynch – Violin
Helga Penny – Viola
Kathryn Morris – ‘Cello
Alice Siddle – Saxophone
Suzanne Crowther – Flugelhorn
Richard Shaw – Cornet
Elizabeth Hatton – Trombone
Audio edited by Alan Drever-Smith and Alex Blythe
Video edited by Alan Drever-Smith
Week 10: Heroes
Day 1
Vocal warm-ups and learn the song!
This week we have the 2014 hit ‘Heroes (We Could Be)’ by Alesso.
Join Stephanie and Sean Miller as they take you through some fun warm ups, vocal health tips and teach you the song!
Day 2
Make and Create – Your Own Accompaniment Shelley is back! . . . and so is James! (see below)
Today we look at how to make accompaniments on the piano using simple chords. Shelley tells us about Alesso, the writer of this week’s hit, who had a meteoric rise to fame through working really hard to learn the art of DJing and went from nothing to being in the top 100 in the world in a matter of years!
Day 3
Stephanie Miller introduces today’s episode working on ‘Heroes (We Could Be)’.
We learn how the lyricist (song writer) of this hit Tove Lo was inspired by watching an episode of the TV series Heroes (2006 – 2010) and how it fueled her imagination to write this song. Stephanie gets you warmed up and links some of the singing exercises to yesterday’s Make and Create episode on the four chords used in this piece!
Day 4
Instrument of the week – Violin
Rachael England introduces this week’s episode (with a little help from Woofgang!) explaining the different roles of the violin and the many musical styles it is used for. While we learn what cats, tennis rackets, doctors, cows and violin strings all have in common, we are treated to some great violin playing as Rachael demonstrates its versatility!
Day 5
Here it is!
Sing For Hull
Week 10: Alesso ft. Tove Lo – Heroes (We Could Be)
Day 5: Live on Youtube (Hull Music Service Channel)
Join us live on Friday 12th June 2020 at 1.30pm as the city comes together to sing!
Get Ready!
Stephanie Miller – Vocals
Edyta Prajsnar – Vocals
Shelley Gabriel – Vocals
Pietro Lusvardi – Bass
Sean Miller – Keys
Phil Proctor – Guitar
Charlie the Chimp – Guitar
Alan Drever-Smith – Drums
Rachael England – Violin
Kieran Lynch – Violin
Helga Penny – Viola
Kathryn Morris – ‘Cello
Alice Siddle – Saxophone
Suzanne Crowther – Trumpet
Elizabeth Hatton – Trombone, Euphonium
Audio edited by Alan Drever-Smith and Alex Blythe
Video edited by Alan Drever-Smith