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blog: Which single note do you give your choir to start a song?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time (Tuning up – where do start notes come from?) I talked about my aim of being able to give out a single note to my choir, instead of having t...

blog: The pleasures of being a choral director

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about the pleasures of being a choir member.     Choir conductor Marjukka Riihimäki by Kanttila   This week I ...

blog: Starting over – going back to choir after a long break

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   After the long summer break, I used to arrive really early at the first choir session, sit by the door, and worry that nobody would come back.   ...

blog: What’s the opposite of a “Singing for fun” choir?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Certain people are rather dismissive of “Singing for fun” choirs. If it’s for fun then it can’t possibly be of any quality. ...

Mi Y'malel - Sid Robinovitch
video: Mi Y'malel - Sid Robinovitch

Mar. 15, 2014 Accompanist: Steven Webb http://www.prairievoices.ca https://www.facebook.com/Prairievoices https://twitter.com/_prairievoices

Bogoroditse Devo - Rachmaninoff
video: Bogoroditse Devo - Rachmaninoff

Nov. 7, 2015 http://www.prairievoices.org https://www.facebook.com/Prairievoices https://twitter.com/_Prairievoices

Scott Villard – Weep, O Mine Eyes (2007)
video: Scott Villard – Weep, O Mine Eyes (2007)

voices: ChoralTracks https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Weep_O_mine_eyes_(Scott_Villard)

blog: How to learn effectively from a recording of a song in parts

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes you might have to learn your song part from a recording rather than with everyone else together in a choir session.   photo by Kat...

blog: 5 good reasons why joining a choir might not be right for you

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We all know that joining a choir is a good thing to do. But it might not suit everyone. photo by Dave Pearce   Here are five reasons why it mig...

blog: Avoiding the ‘C’ word: choir

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I use the word ‘choir’, an image will pop into most people’s minds.     a bunch of fidgety 7-year-olds...