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Deborah Catterall (Choral Singing)

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  • Has been teaching and conducting since the age of seventeen, lives now in North Wales.
  • has been a singing teacher at Chetham's School of Music, performed at the Royal Academy of Music, The Royal Northern College of Music, The Rye Festival and Manchester Cathedral.
  • Was Musical Director of the National Youth Training Choir of Great Britain taught for the North West Early Music Forum Summer School, singer in lute song duo Lyra and soloist with The York Waits was chosen to meet the Queen at Buckingham Palace in gratitude to her contribution to the British music industry (HRH, we are sure, still tells people about the occasion!)
Deb is also one of the Tutors on our successful Early Music Summer School.  Deborah has the same inclusive approach to her predecessor, Roger (now retired), believing in the sheer joy to be shared with music. It's about being part of something. She has brought a wealth of professional experience to Higham.
Deborah has prepared short 1 minute videos to introduce some of her courses. Worth viewing if you are wondering whether the course might be for you (ED: Chances are it will be for you!), or you are simply curious as to what this Tutor may be like.

DEBORAH CATTERALL - INTRO FOR SINGING PURELY FOR PLEASURE

DEBORAH CATTERALL - INTRO FOR CAROL SINGING

A FUN VIDEO FROM DEB'S PHONE FROM OUR 2019 EARLY MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL

 
FEEDBACK FOLLOWING DEBORAH'S COURSES: (scroll this box for more) "I have found more confidence in my singing in two hours than I have had in fifty years of trying...An amazing experience, possibly even life changing” (Spoken to the Tutor in the Bar after the first session of a three day course)." "A Wonderful tutor - she's a keeper!" "Deborah was an exemplary tutor. Great balance of nurturing & learning. Wonderful experience..." "That was so enjoyable. You have revived my enthusiasm for singing with other people." "Deb is a lovely patient and talented lady. So glad I came. Thank you - I will tell others about it."
Filmed over the pandemic in fourteen months, the following shared by Deborah contains four short concerts and three live Zoom workshops.
It was filmed at the ancient pilgrimage church of St Saeran, near Ruthin, North Wales.
North Wales Early Music Festival

North Wales Early Music Festival
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HIGHAM CHOIR: FULLY-FLEDGED

Higham Hall College Bassenthwaite Lake, Cockermouth, Cumbria, United Kingdom

Bach, Byrd and Bits and Bobs! We will be exploring two Bach motets including Komm, Jesu, Komm. We will also look at Byrd's Mass for Four Voices as well as other selections of fabulous Baroque music. Please check your voice-type and sight-singing ability with Deborah before booking (deborah_catterall@yahoo.com 07964 310 617). Deborah Catterall (N Wales 

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EARLY MUSIC SUMMER SCHOOL 2023

For competent singers, viol and recorder players, covering music c1450-c1650.  Instruction in choral/solo singing, viol and recorder playing, lute, plus vocal technique and various consorts. Plenary music-making sessions, lectures and opportunities to try something new (instrument or voice). A marvellously rich musical cocktail!   Deborah Catterall (Head Tutor, Vocal), Elizabeth Dodd (Viol, Renaissance Dance), Philip 

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FULLY BOOKED: SING WITH OTHERS: YES YOU CAN!

If you have minimal experience in singing with others, believe you can't sing, or feel a bit rusty, then this is your discovery course to find your voice and use it in the very first steps of singing together. There will be a holistic approach and a lot of fun along the way. No music 

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