{"id":13,"date":"2015-03-12T15:12:44","date_gmt":"2015-03-12T15:12:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/communitychoirs.wordpress.com\/?p=1"},"modified":"2015-03-12T15:12:44","modified_gmt":"2015-03-12T15:12:44","slug":"hello-world-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.community-choirs.co.uk\/wordpress\/2015\/03\/hello-world-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Sing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\n  (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){\n  (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o),\n  m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m)\n  })(window,document,'script','\/\/www.google-analytics.com\/analytics.js','ga');<\/p>\n<p>  ga('create', 'UA-74309659-1', 'auto');\n  ga('send', 'pageview');<\/p>\n<p><\/script><br \/>\nThe voice is the very first instrument that any of us use, and we use it within seconds of breathing for the first time. \u00a0We use our voice to signal pain, unhappiness, joy and mirth. \u00a0Everyone has a voice that they can learn to enjoy using.<\/p>\n<p>But so many people expect to be able to use their voice beautifully and instinctively with no training whatsoever &#8211; would we expect to pick up a French Horn and play it instinctively? \u00a0Almost certainly not. \u00a0So why not go easy on yourself and allow yourself a little latitude in learning to play and use this wonderful instrument that you were born with?<\/p>\n<p>Follow along with this blog as we learn about our voices, experiment with different techniques and songs, and get to know some other singers, just like you!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The voice is the very first instrument that any of us use, and we use it within seconds of breathing for the first time. \u00a0We use our voice to signal pain, unhappiness, joy and mirth. \u00a0Everyone has a voice that they can learn to enjoy using. 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