I am Helen Vincent-Tibke, founder of Singplicity, and I believe in acknowledging everyone’s right to sing and encouraging people to sing with the voice they have.

I am based in Herefordshire and I’m lucky enough  to earn a living from getting people to sing. I have a music degree and a PGCE from Exeter University and I taught in both the primary and secondary sectors for over 20 years.

I run the Singplicity Community Choir and the more recently established Ross Folk Choir and for the past 14 years I have also worked in association with the Alzheimer’s Society as a Singing for the Brain Facilitator.

My Arts and Health based Mind Music work has taken me into care homes and hospitals to enable people to keep singing even when their minds and bodies are slowing down and I have recently completed the Sing to Beat Parkinsons training.

I received a Distinction in my MA in Arts Practice (Health and Well Being) at the University of  South Wales, where the relationship between people living with dementia and music formed the major part of my work. I’d love to do a PhD on the effect that living with dementia has on musicians (but probably won’t get round to it……)

I also work with the Arts Council of Wales as a Creative Agent for the Lead Creative Schools Scheme  which provides opportunities to develop innovative and bespoke programmes of creative learning designed to improve the quality of teaching and learning in schools.