by julia | Mar 15, 2023 | Book articles, Front Page, Uncategorized, Writing
I have been thinking a lot about the birth cry. Perhaps because there is a rush of spring babies arriving round my way, or perhaps because people reading my book seem to latch on to what I say about it in the opening chapter – that the pitch of the average...
by julia | Mar 5, 2023 | Diary, Uncategorized
Introducing ‘Why We Sing’ at the University Church, Oxford on february 21 2023
by julia | Dec 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
If you look way back in history, you will find the term ‘carol’ originates in the Old French word carole, referring to a round of dancers, singing and holding hands. Just like that other ubiquitous singing term, Chorus, which originated in singers...
by julia | Oct 19, 2022 | Diary, Front Page, Uncategorized
From lullabies to songs for the dying, Why We Sing is a fascinating exploration of singing in all its varied forms, from the personal perspective of Julia Hollander, song therapist, teacher and performer. In interrogating her own life experience and using the latest...
by julia | Oct 6, 2020 | Diary, Front Page, Uncategorized
Another outing for my radio programme from last year, about my grandfather’s escape from Nazi Czechoslovakia thanks to a letter from the BBC – on sunday oct 4 and then on BBC Sounds https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0002rv6
by julia | Nov 3, 2019 | Uncategorized
Preparing for november 22, I’m getting my tongue around the language my grandfather brought to this country. Strange. Strange because his first (and much loved) language was German, and that was what they spoke at home; but the other language they had spoken for...
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