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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just contact me if you want to submit a question that I will answer in a future blog post. A choir leader asks: “The church I work fo... read more
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Since I have been conducting choirs in UK, there is something that I found intriguing. That is the fact that some people gave me, amongst other kinds of positive and most interesting feedback, comments about “surprising” and “unusual” pedagogy. They were referring to touch. &nbs... read more
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The Addison Singers Chamber Choir need a few extra voices (SATB but especially basses) for our upcoming concert with the renowned composer GAVIN BRYARS on 17th May 2014. http://www.gavinbryars.com/calendar/london-performance-jesus-blood-plus-other-choral-works. This is a prestigious event and we will be per... 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] “Why can’t I sing?” The short answer is: “You can. Everybody can.” Choir of the Munich University of Applied Sciences by Mark Kamin The whole of my singing work is based ... read more
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XI International Sacred Music Festival "Silver Bells"9 to 11 January 2015, Daugavpils (Latvia) 1. Organizer is Daugavpils City Council, Department of culture in co-operation with the Centre of Latvian Culture. Festival takes place once in every two years.2. .Participants of the Festival - Childre... read more
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I think I’ve started a new project that is going to keep me learning new musical skills for a long time….. I love working on choral arrangements, however the more I do and the more I think about them, the more I actually learn. I am extremely lucky to have a choir to try these arrangements out on. The Hut... read more
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One of my favorite choir tricks was to telling my singers to ‘aim for the top side of the pitch.’ This was, of course, because they were singing flat, and I thought the imagery would give my singers a way of thinking about an abstract concept (singing in tune) in a simplified, easily understood, silve... read more
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Having been a director, I acknowledge that through the years I have fallen prey to using cheap techniques – “tricks” that skirted around the issues of posture, tone production, breathing, vowel formation, physical awareness, and aural skills. These were temporary patches over a myriad of pro... 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] We bandy terms around like ‘authentic voice’ and ‘natural voice’ when we talk about singing. photo by Jean Spector But how do we know when singers are truly being themselves? ... read more
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One Sunday, I was subbing in a choir in Mississippi. On that particular Sunday, the church in question was auditioning a candidate to be their next Music Director. He worked us a little bit, then said the following, in the laziest South Mississippi Drawl you can imagine, “Now, when you look at me, you see c... read more
