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UNOFFICIAL PAGE of Athlone Fire & Rescue Service, serving and protecting Athlone and its surrounds.

We are a full-time registered DJ company with professional full-time DJ's. * Athlone DJ Hire works in conjunction with Dublin Disco Hire. • We offer the best prices in Ireland with over 20 years experience in the mobile DJ business. There is no reason why you should be paying higher prices for DJ hire in the present economic climate. We at Athlone DJ Hire know that money is tight for many people so this is why we at Athlone DJ Hire are realistic with our pricing while still offering a 100% professional service only using the very best in sound and lighting. • Booking deposits are payable securely online by credit card, cheque or postal order.(through our Dublin Disco Hire.com website) • All our Dj's arrive at your event appropriately dressed for your occasion allowing at least a half hour before your start time in order to ensure your event starts at the agreed time. We constantly hear stories from customers of other companies who have let their customers down by not having back-up equipment or DJ's on standby in the event of sickness. All our DJ's carry back up equipment and we always have back up DJ's on standby in the unlikely event of one of our DJ's becoming unwell. In over 20 years of working in this industry Athlone DJ Hire has NEVER let a customer down. • We have one of the best music libraries in Ireland with over 150,000 songs from the 1950's right through to the very latest and best in dance and chart music. ALL tastes in music is catered to and we encourage playlists unlike some of our competitors –remember it is YOUR night not ours and we go out of our way to ensure you have a night to remember! • We also provide an excellent karaoke library with now just over 100,000 yes 100,000 karaoke songs to choose from with hand held radio mic's. • We also cater for Communion DJ, Confirmation DJ and Christening DJ requirements.

Allen's is a gift and home store on the main street of Athlone. Over two floors it stocks an extensive range of giftware, kitchen accessories, sugarcraft, bedlinen and pictures. The store is open sinc

At Athlone Repairs and Accessories we offer a wide variety of accessories on all large mobile phone and tablet manufacturers! We also offer a NO-FIX NO-FEE offer on console repairs! Please feel free to send inquiries about any accessories you are looking for.

Why Singing? “Singing is everywhere and singing is in every one of us, to one degree or another” Sally Garozzo The Benefits of Singing are many and varied. Singing has physical, mental and emotional benefits. Singing is a gymnasium for the body and soul. It works deeply into our physiology: deepening breath and heart rate, altering brain wave patterns and strengthening the immune system. It also releases endorphins, the body’s pleasure hormones, into the brain and body. As you sing, you articulate and use facial expressions, so you improve muscle tone in the face, throat, neck and jaw, thereby promoting a youthful appearance. Improving the muscle tone in the larynx, which singing does, also helps to calm snoring, which improves sleeping and counters insomnia, which in turn increases our well-being and health. Singing also improves the muscle tone of your rib cage, and in your back and abdominals (belly and lower), because these muscles are involved in controlling the outflow of air and stabilizing the larynx as you sing. Singing is utterly absorbing. Like physical exercise, it requires a level of focus and bodily activity that shifts our minds away from our usual patterns of thinking, even away from quite pressurized and stressful attitudes. Singing is without doubt a wonderful stress management aid. Learning to sing stretches people, and will naturally and easily move you out of your comfort zone and daily routine, which is very good for all of us. Challenges, when we overcome them, and doing different things which stretch us, make us feel very good. It can help to build confidence and self-esteem, and can increase capacity for self-expression. Singing is a great leveller, because in the process of learning, we laugh together and share the same experiences and feelings together. Singing can help to…. Reduce stress and improve mood Lower blood pressure Boost the immune system Improve breathing Reduce perceived pain Improve a sense of rhythm Promote learning in children Forge comforting memories Promote communal bonding Provide comfort Motivate and empower Singing in groups …… Breaks down barriers Embraces, encourages and enables diversity Promotes equality Develops harmonious relationships Fosters creativity Promotes thinking Improves personal confidence Promotes greater physical fitness, well-being and natural health Creates a huge sense of personal achievement About Petrova Born with a love of singing Petrova started performing at age 7 in the national “Scór na nÓg” competitions. Petrova continued to perform in secondary school and in university where she performed on an almost weekly basis. In secondary school she appeared in her school musical “Calamity Jane” where she caught the musical theatre bug. Petrova has been a member of “Athlone Musical Society” for 10 years where she currently serves on committee and has won a prestigious AIMS award for her performance of Katisha in “The Hot Mikado”. She is also a member of local choir “Anam”. With “Anam” she has appeared as a soloist in conjunction with the Army Band, the Garda Band, the Harlem Gospel Choir and also internationally in Vienna at the International Choir Festival. Petrova is an accomplished wedding soloist and has performed in many churches and cathedrals around Ireland and also internationally in the UK, France, New York and Italy. Petrova has performed both as a soloist and chorally in many concerts and recitals both nationally and internationally including the AIMS “Applause” concert in the Helix and at many corporate functions. Petrova has been studying singing and voice for over 10 years and has studied with Deirdre Hannify, Birr and through the Leinster School of Music with Dr. Veronica Dunne. She is currently studying for her IVA certifications with Andres Martorell and other IVA master teachers including Jeffrey Skouson. On teaching Petrova says “After working in the telecoms industry for 12 years I was looking for a new challenge and realised what I was looking for had been with me my whole life. I love to sing, and I believe it is not only good for the soul but good for general health and very calming. When I started teaching it was fantastic to see my student’s progress. I came to the IVA method as I was looking for a way to connect my chest and head voice and IVA achieves this by teaching good singing technique.” The IVA Technique (As described on the IVA Website @ www.vocaladvancement.com) The IVA technique is based on 17th and 18th Century principles of singing developed by the Schola Cantorum. The goal is to train voices to sing in a free and natural manner, smoothly, from the bottom of the range to the top with no breaks or sudden changes in quality. Training in this technique gives the singer access to all dynamics, with tonal clarity and flexibility. Also, training in this technique helps improve a singer’s range, endurance, stamina, breath control, resonance, vocal strength and vocal quality across all styles of music without fatigue or damage to the voice. These results are accomplished by training the singer to find a balance between airflow and intrinsic muscular resistance, all within a resting laryngeal posture.