Join professional musician and choir mistress Vessie Ivanova as she helps participants to improve their singing voice and experience the pure joy of singing with others. Participants will learn breathing and body exercises, expression and storytelling to improve their performance skills. The group will explore songs from different genres and learn about different styles of singing.
Debbie mulligan
I would like to join this class. Do I need to sign up?
Kerry Rooney
Hi Debbie, there’s no need to sign up. Just use the ZOOM link to log on to the class at the start time.
K
Anthony mc shane
Good idea
Joan Ryan
Are the creative writing classes going live again in 2021?
Kerry Rooney
Hi Joan
Yes, we should have live creative writing starting in mid February.
K
John
I missed the Singing with Jessie this morning. Will there be a recording at any time?
Kerry Rooney
Hi John
Yes, the recording will be up later today or first thing tomorrow morning.
Kerry
Mary Gaughran
vessie i wouldlove to join your class i have just now watched your first lesson
Mary Harris
Will each lesson be available afterwards. and how can we access them.
Kerry Rooney
Yes, each lesson will be added to the classes page and available to view within a few hours of the class ending.
Kerry
eithne hollywood
Hi Kerry ,can I send this link to my brother in Spain
Kerry Rooney
Hi Eithne
I hope you are keeping well. Yes, it’s fine to share the link with your brother. The more the merrier!
Kerry
Eithne Hollywood
Hi Kerry wondering if it’s ok to share the greysnet link with my brother who lives in Ibiza, looking forward to taking part myself
Thank you
Sheila Leigh
I noticed in the second week of singing that Vessie was logged on as “Vessie’s Computer” and not Kaleidoscope NI. Is this the reason why it hasn’t been recorded? I might have to miss some of tomorrow’s class and would like, if possible to catch up later. I am really enjoying the class and don’t want to miss it.
Thanks
Kerry Rooney
Hi Sheila
Yes, I’m afraid there was a bit of a technical error and the class on the 21st wasn’t recorded. It’s a terrible shame but I’ve spoken to Vessie and she says there’s no problem with anyone who missed that class logging into the the next one as she will quickly recap the work from the previous lesson.
Kerry
Janani Wijayaratne
Hi Kerry
I missed the first two lessons and I am hoping to join from the 28th. I watched the first lesson dated !4th January and it was very enjoyable. I cannot see the link to the second lesson which was due to take place on the 21st January. How do I access the link to lesson 2. Please advice. Thank you
Kerry Rooney
Hi Janani
Unfortunately there was a bit of a technical error and the class on the 21st wasn’t recorded. I’ve spoken to Vessie and she says there’s no problem with anyone who missed that class logging into the the next one as she will quickly recap the work from the previous lesson.
Kerry
Theodora Blackler
Please could you let me know Vessie’s email address. She gave it to us on screen last lesson but I have AMD and must have copied it incorrectly as I’ve had my email returned unable to deliver. She asked us to contact her with our emails so she could send us the lyrics and music we need. I’m enjoying the class. Thanks you very much, Theo
Kerry Rooney
Hi Theodora
The lyrics and music are now available to download from this page. Just above the class link.
Kerry
Theodora Blackler
Oh thank you Kerry, very helpful – I hadn’t noticed the link,. If only it was that easy to download a good voice!!
Di Ridley
Especially for practicing/learning and for playing along on guitar as I do, it would be helpful to know the key we’re going to sing in in advance. I’d printed out 4 pages of Love changes everything in C from Ultimate Guitar, then the key changed at the beginning, so during the session I went back in to transpose it to F (which is perfect for me, by the way, as I have a low voice) and reprinted it, but it seems it may now be in a third key. If the keys are likely to change a bit initially, it would be useful to know, as I then won’t make a print-out until a final key’s been settled on. Also, you mentioned Fly me to the moon and another song, which I didn’t catch. Thank you, and sorry to keep coming and going from the session, as my laptop’s deciding to be a bit temperamental at the moment especially when I’m using Zoom, and suddenly crashing.
Gill Aldous
For the class on Thursday 11th Feb, is there a link to anything that we need to print off beforehand please?
Kerry Rooney
Hi Gill
New songs and lyrics up now. Red, Red Robin and I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside.
Kerry
Heather and Peter Fielding
We are enjoying the lessons. Is there a song for this week, 11 Feb?
Kerry Rooney
New songs and lyrics up now. Red, Red Robin and I Do Like to Be Beside the Seaside.
Kerry
Margaret
Hi Kerry
How many session does the singing course run for?
Regards
Margaret
Kerry Rooney
Hi Margaret
It is currently programmed to run until the end of March. But if we can secure some additional funding we will endeavour to keep it going for longer.
Kerry
Kerry Rooney
Hi Margaret
It will run until the end of March and hopefully longer if there is a demand for it.
Kerry
Lizzie
Kerry
Yoga teacher
Mr Peter Fielding
Such a shame the teacher today chose a piece unknown to me. At my age to remember all those words and a new tune is a bit like asking the teacher to play her piano without music! It did not bode well for the lesson so I signed off. There is I found subsequently quite a variety to choose from, though they were not there yesterday morning. I only had the first 2 printed off. I will print off the others for next week in the hope that they are used. Get well soon Vessie.
Peter
Angela Newton
Thank you for all the helpful comments that have been posted on your website concerning the Singing With Vessie classes. People have been joining from the anywhere in the UK which is great. Vessie has chosen some well known and enjoyable pieces as well as familiar songs for us all to sing. She also has offered us excellent vocal warm up exercises prior to singing the actual pieces.
Most choirs are not currently meeting up so this one of the only on-line choirs that is still actually functioning. It has been a real bonus having these music sessions made available via Greysnet.
Thank you Vessie and Greynet!
Kerry Rooney
Hi Angela
Thank you for your really lovely and encouraging feedback. We are really pleased that the classes are proving so popular and helping to bring people together at this difficult time. We will do everything in our power to keep the classes and sessions going for as long as they are needed.
Best wishes
Kerry
Geoff Partis
Hi Kerry, Can you add my email address (geoffpartis@hotmail.com) to your list for Singing with Vessie.
And wish Vessie “Get Well Soon”. Thanks, Geoff
Elaine
I am very grateful indeed to the lady covering Vessie’s lessons. (I’m sorry I didn’t catch her name). It is particularly good of her to step in at such short notice.
Please pass my best wishes to Vessie. She doesn’t know me but I am a member of her singing class so my best wishes can be added to those of the rest of the class.
Thank you.
Theodora Blackler
Please could you “Fly me to the Moon” music and lyrics on fir us to download.. we need it for our lesson at 11am today.
Thank you for all your help.
Kerry Rooney
There you go. It should be up now.
K
Anne Mepham
Fabulous session. Soo enjoyed it, hope to seeVessieagain.
Theodora Blackler
Hello Kerry
I would like to say how much I have enjoyed the singing lessons with Vessie. For a non singer her lessons were very informative, the breathing exercises were helpful, and she encouraged us to enjoy our singing. The lessons were very welcome during our lockdown, and I certainly hope we can look forward to enjoying more lessons in the future. I would like to express my thanks to you all who have made these lessons possible.
Thanking you
Theo BLACKLER (Theodora)
From Cornwall
t.blackler@yahoo.co.uk
jennifer bell
I attend Singing with Vessie and have thoroughly enjoyed taking part. She is a brilliant teacher and also makes learning great fun. When the classes end I’m sure I will return to the recorded class videos again and again. Thanks to everyone involved in bringing these classes to us. I would like my email to be added to your mailing list to keep informed of future happenings. Thanks again. Jennifer Bell
Yvonne Sowerby
Hi Kerry,
I would like to say Thank You for the inspirational course “Singing with Vessie” that started in January . Thanks to Vessie too who has taught me so much about singing correctly. I have thoroughly enjoyed the course and gained so much in confidence .
Vessie has a wonderful sense of humour and everybody is made to feel valued ..
Please let me know of any more singing courses in future.
Thank you again .
Yvonne Sowerby.