by Tony | Feb 11, 2022 | Tony Backhouse
One of the regular participants on my weekly ZOOM singing sessions offered me some unexpected feedback the other night. Since first using Zoom, I’ve been thinking all along that the inability for us to hear each other was a major drawback and that meeting online was a...
by Tony | Feb 2, 2022 | Tony Backhouse
I’ve been in NZ now for nine months, which is nine months too long away from my beloved, who is still in Sydney. I came here in April to spend time with my dear friend Fane before he passed (Fane died on June 17, 2021), then stayed on to work —until lockdown...
by Tony | Oct 6, 2021 | Tony Backhouse
I’ve finally added a new song to my series of a cappella mp3 tutorials: Lord I Know I’ve Been Changed, which features my friend Nicole Taylor from the Napier band No Engine on alto and soprano. This is a slow12/8 song with a bluesy feel (I generally resist...
by Tony | Aug 10, 2021 | Tony Backhouse
I’m running another Zoom session on CHOIR DIRECTING on Thursday August 26 2021, 6pm -7pm AEST./ 8pm-9pm NZ This is for all song leaders AND singers, so please join me for a Q&A around what we get up to when we find ourselves in front of a choir. How do we get the...
by Tony | May 30, 2021 | Tony Backhouse
The Bend’s We Disappear is selling steadily through online stores in NZ like Flying Out and Rockstuff – and our Facebook page is now a thing, so if you want to be notified about what the Bend gets up to, we would love you to hit the old Like button…...
