Choral phonology is influenced by spoken accents
I’m so pleased to announce that my first sole-authored article ‘Sweet singing in the choi/r/’: How spoken dialect affects choral phonology in Glasgow and Cambridge has been accepted for publication in the Journal of English Linguistics (February 2026). While it may be a little while yet till it is published, the pre-print is available on…
A Week in Research Funding: Behind the Scenes
I started writing this week’s blog a little prematurely as major deadlines were still approaching and clearly in my mind- but when ideas come, I usually need to make some notes before they dissipate. So, here’s a little bit about my week. I’ve worked as a Research Funding Specialist as part of Edinburgh Research Office,…
Preparing for ‘Making the Motet’
iuchair is an early music vocal ensemble based in Glasgow, UK. We are currently preparing to perform our new programme ‘Making the Motet’ in March in Glasgow and Edinburgh. It’s long days for us all at the moment as I’ve been out the house since 06:50 and Josh S is leaving for Newcastle as I…