The group called Daptones started up a couple of years ago
at
Sandra Hanson's place when some chorus members decided to form
a daytime
singing group that meets on Monday afternoons.
This gives members a chance to
work on chorus songs and
vocal technique in a small group situation.
They
invited Jan along to help with this and a big improvement
has been noticed in
both individual voices and the confidence
to sing in a smaller group where
"there's nowhere to hide"!
The four voice parts have usually been
represented,
but with Ginny moving to Perth this year
we thought we may be
without a tenor.
However, Alison C has been able to start coming, so that is
wonderful!
Our regular attenders number around 12.
Since Sandra left the chorus
we have been meeting at
Sue G's place at Horsley, to keep it in the same area.
Here they are celebrating Christmas
Friday singing at Pat's has been a popular addition
to the
"extra singing scene" since starting up over
two years when we
decided to give chorus members
a chance to do some extra work on songs in
preparation for a trip to contest.
We have a group of around 10 regulars but we
often
have other chorus members coming along to join in when they can.
Unfortunately we rarely have a tenor along on Fridays,
but we manage pretty
well without.
Pat always provides some afternoon tea so it has
become a social
occasion as well where we can have a chat
and get to know each other better.
The range of topics discussed over that cuppa on a Friday
is always very
interesting! Jan