Jeremy Jackman
choral director, composer & arranger

What does a choir hope to gain by running a workshop for its members? How do individual choral singers benefit from attending choral courses? There are the obvious answers: the chance to look at some unfamiliar repertoire; new ways to tackle old technical problems; a few new ideas about style and presentation. But there is more than this. Too often choral life consists of getting the music just right enough to meet the next concert deadline. Other vitally important elements - intonation, balance, blend and style - are neglected simply for lack of time.

Jeremy Jackman believes that workshops and courses offer the opportunity to redress this balance. Within a relaxed atmosphere, outside the normal routine of rehearsals, it is possible to rejuvenate what has become stale and re-think what may have become mildly thoughtless. There is the chance to socialise, to enjoy and explore different music at leisure, and to come away feeling replenished, refuelled, and eager to put into practice what has been learned. Just as the most beautiful of houses benefits from a thorough airing and spring-cleaning once a year, and Bentleys and Minis alike need the occasional service to keep them in tip-top condition, so every choir and every choral singer can benefit from the opportunity to work with an expert choir-trainer such as Jeremy.