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“I am tone deaf. You are non-auditioned, but you don’t understand… I am TONE DEAF! DID YOU HEAR ME? ARE YOU DEAF? I am TONE DEAF!!!!!!” Tone deafness: Definition (from Wikipedia): “Tone deafness is the lack of relative pitch, or the inability ... read more
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BEING MORE THAN THE SUM OF YOUR PARTS: "I can't make it to rehearsal tonight, but it's ok, I know all the notes, it won't make a difference if I'm not there" Over the years I cannot tell you how many times I have heard this... read more
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CCS Spring 2012 Begins on January 23, 2012 - Please come and sing with us! CCS Spring 2012 Begins on January 23, 2012 Rehearsals: Monday evenings, beginning Monday, January 23, 2012 at 7:30-9:30PM), and on occasional weekend days, at Blooming Grove United Church of Christ (2 Old Dominion Rd., Blooming Grove)... 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 reckon I’m a fairly experienced teacher and workshop leader. I’ve been teaching in one form or another for almost 35 years. Photo by nickb_rock But I still have sleepless nig... 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’s always a strange sense of calm that descends on the choir before a concert. People seem unusually relaxed and more people start turning up late for rehearsals. What’s going on h... 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] This is a busy concert time for most choirs. I thought I'd give an account of a typical concert by one of my community choirs. This is a description of one particular spring concert some years ago,... read more
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Bridgnorth Baptist Church was full to capacity on Saturday night as Bridgnorth Choral Society performed a packed evening programme of traditional Christmas classics, modern and old favourites, interspersed with a good measure of well known carols, in which the audience were invited to participate! The publicity posters... read more
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This week the first adjudicators for the 2012 World Choir Games have been announced (see here). Christopher Eanes, conductor of Cincinnati Boychoir, served as a judge for this year’s World Choir Championships for Youth and Young Adults in Graz, Austria. Now he tells us about his experiences and how to prepare b... 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] A while back I was asked if I would like to conduct an interview on my blog with a well-known singing group who had just released a new CD. I had to be honest and say that I didn’t actually l... read more
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Message from Philip Lawson - From 2012 I will be moving on from The King's Singers to give myself more time for composing and arranging. If you would like to discuss commissioning a piece from me or organising a choral workshop or arranging seminar please contact me direct philip@philiplawson.net or my US publicist... read more
