{"id":5330,"date":"2016-11-22T15:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/?p=5330"},"modified":"2025-10-22T16:49:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T15:49:32","slug":"choir-playlist-amplified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.city-academy.com\/news\/choir-playlist-amplified\/","title":{"rendered":"Choir Playlist: Amplified"},"content":{"rendered":"
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City Academy's new Pop and Indie choir, Amplified<\/a>, is led\u00a0by Lauren Ronan<\/a>, a musical director and\u00a0professional vocal coach who places an emphasis on confidence building and coping with performance anxiety. In her own words, she tell us\u00a0what to\u00a0expect from Amplified's upcoming repertoire\u00a0with an introductory\u00a0choir playlist and her thoughts on\u00a0group singing:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"amplified\"I cannot wait to get stuck in! I find great joy in teaching people and passing on my knowledge of music to others, so I am very excited to begin with Amplified in the New Year. Working with choirs is one of my favourite jobs and I absolutely love meeting new people, so the challenge will be getting to know a large group very well and fast.<\/p>\n

Creating a friendly, creative and inspirational environment is important.\u00a0I love singing but\u00a0not everybody does - not even some of my singing students - who\u00a0experience difficulty feeling a\u00a0sense of joy because they are trying to overcome a confidence issue or mental block. They want\u00a0to be able to sing and sing on their own in front of people but they just cannot quite breakthrough the wall, so you've got to approach things in the right manner.<\/p>\n

If you're an adult looking to join a choir, and not quite sure about it, I'd say just do it! It's all dependant on the individual's attitude\u00a0but\u00a0it's\u00a0such a great way of meeting people, working towards finding a passion\u00a0for something and just releasing yourself from the hustle and bustle of hectic city life.<\/p>\n

As\u00a0cliched as it may be, I love to listen to as much music as possible, and I'm inspired by all of the creative orchestrations and arranging that's\u00a0done on any given track. So it is very difficult for me to pick three songs out of all the stuff out there, but\u00a0here is my attempt at a playlist for Amplified! Our repertoire is a mix of well known current music and my own modernised versions of more classic stuff...\"<\/p>\n

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Amplified\u00a0Choir Playlist Song 1: Winter Song by Sara Bareilles & Ingrid Michaelson<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"I chose this because it is the first\u00a0song we will cover in the taster session in December! However, we will be working on an a capella version that I have arranged. The tune has stayed with me since it was first released and I have huge respect for both artists who worked on the song, I love both of their work so much. Their ability to write melodies that linger in your mind for days after hearing them is astounding. This style of alternative pop and indie music is exactly what we are aiming for.\"<\/p>\n