Webchat with The Choir's Gareth Malone on Wednesday 5 February from 1-2pm

[RachelCMumsnet]

We're very pleased to announce that choirmaster Gareth Malone will be coming into MNHQ for a webchat on Wednesday 5 February. Gareth is best known for BAFTA-winning BBC2 show The Choir, the most recent series of which finished just before Christmas. He also made a programme for BBC4 called Why do we Sing?, has written two books, and is preparing to embark on a live tour of the UK in May and June with his new choir, Gareth Malone's Voices.

You can post a question to Gareth in advance below, or join us on Wednesday between 1pm and 2pm.

[Sparklingbrook]

Thanks Gareth.

[JugglingFromHereToThere]

Ooh, what are they singing ?
Byeeeee, and thanks

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

Excellent webchat - many thanks to Gareth, and to MNHQ for arranging it and providing the jammy dodgers. You are all wonderful! < replacements.

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

Ooops - I am not sure how that rogue jammy dodger got in the middle of my sentence!

[mouldyironingboard]

Thank you Gareth

[SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius]

WTAF? Why post that on here, Bradley? Very strange.

[DrankSangriaInThePark]

lol- The squealing over Gareth has attracted a spambotwhackster.

Perhaps he thinks we need spells to make us less tone deaf? In my case, he might be right. Hold on Bradley, before you get deleted.....

[AtYourCervix]

how lovely.

thanks v much


now........ about the MN choir?

[mouldyironingboard]

Bradley, can you sing that in four part harmony?

[AtYourCervix]

spells? how random

[NinjaPenguin]

Uh, wtf Bradley?

And thanks for coming on the webchat, Gareth

[RachelMumsnet]

Thanks to everyone for joining the webchat with Gareth today - what a great guest. We'll be linking to the video of the MN Choral society shortly. If you're interested in going along to his first ever tour all the tour dates are listed on Gareth's website.

[JugglingFromHereToThere]

Thanks Rachel ... but with all that fab singing have you noticed our visitor ... perhaps he/she needs a ?

[DrankSangriaInThePark]

Okaaaaay.

Let's just all tiptoe very very quietly away now. Scuttle those crumbs up girls, last one out close the door behind you. Leave Bradders the last jammie dodger.

[SingSongSlummy]

stumbled

[hellymelly]

HOW did I miss this? Lucky lucky mumsnet towers.

[ExcuseTypos]

Oh I missed this!

I've just joined a choir and I LOVE it

[InkleWinkle]

Ooh RL got in the way & this is the first chance I've had to catch up.
What a very good web chat

And he answered my question...suspect he wouldn't be so positive if he actually heard me singing though!

[Merrythulu]

Hello Gareth,
I'm a 'cello teacher, and a bit of a pianist, and my husband is a guitarist and bassist. We have 4 children, 2 of whom have autism, and two who're neuro-typical. 3 of our children love music, and play, including our littlest who is 3 and is autistic, but the third child, who's also autistic, has had a real problem with music and noise, including cheering and applause. Naturally this is quite a problem in a noisy, busy house full of musicians. Now he's 5, he IS getting better, but I can't encourage him to play the piano or the 'cello, and anyone singing provokes a bit of a meltdown.
Can you think of a way I can help him access the therapeutic benefits of music? Or do I just need to get someone else involved who isn't quite so close to the situation?

[Merrythulu]

Oh. It was yesterday. MASSIVE FAIL.

[JugglingFromHereToThere]

Sorry you missed it Merry. All the best with DC3 - at least he's tolerating everyone else's music making much better now? Maybe music might not be his thing, something else may inspire him more? Then again there must be some more peaceful music he might enjoy - I'm thinking of Evelyn Glenie and her glockenspiel. Any instruments he's expressed an interest in?
Sorry I'm not Gareth BTW !