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We just published a new article on audiation over at EasyEarTraining.com, and I wanted to see if the singers and choir directors here at ChoirPlace are using these kinds of exercises in your choirs? What is 'audiation'? There are different terms people use to refer to the skill, for example audiation,... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’m going to fess up here: I’ve never really been in a choir. Choir of the Munich University of Applied Sciences by Mark Kamin When I was a kid in Croydon, I sang with a whole bunc... read more
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Spectrum Singers, a new vocal ensemble under the direction of Amy Saari, will be having auditions on August 19, August 26, and September 9 starting at 7:30 p.m. at Drayton Avenue Presbyterian Church (2441 Pinecrest Dr., Ferndale 48220). Out of a desire to build community through music, the ensemble promises to be the p... read more
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First published on http://kellygalbraithblog.com/2013/08/03/the-great-plague-fire-of-london-featuring-music-by-handel-part-rautavaara-tallis-mendelssohn/ 'Themes & Variations' by Kelly Galbraith It seems every week or so when I listen to the radio or flip through the Globe and Mail, I am learning about a n... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There is a time of blissful ignorance before you hear a song for the first time. Later on, there comes a time when you know the song thoroughly, your own harmony part is second nature, and you can recall the lyr... read more
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If you are into singing a cappella harmony and feel like doing a week of intense, but enormously fun, musical education with hundreds of other people from all over the globe then this is the place. The anual Harmony University. It is on right now, so too late for the year but plan for 2014. ht... read more
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THECHO!R presents the African Children's Choir in association with KWAYA Australia Inc in Oh Happy Day! Two Special Concerts only Sat August 3rd at 2PM & 7.30PM. They’ve sung for the Queen and a long list of celebrities, and now Melbourne has their chance to hear the African Children... read more
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Please excuse the shameless self-promotion, but a piece I wrote about the science of singing came out in Slate today. I worked very hard to convey a lot—the joy, the science—in the most succinct way possible, and okay, I'm proud of the result! http://slate.me/137vHdy I got this picture from w... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I debunked 15 myths about men and singing. haka, WOMAD 2009 by Matthieu A. This week I present seven ideas that you might use to get more men to join your choirs and singing workshop... read more
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Beyond the Music: Building Community in our Musical Ensembles, Part VI Praise in Public, Correct in Private 1) Catch people being good. 2) Praise in Public 3) Correct in Private 4) The importance... read more
