[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

The Song of the Blacksmith - arr. Gustav Holst Performed by the Abbeydale Singers on their 25th anniversary concert, at St. John's Church, Ranmoor, Sheffield, 16th July 2011. See http://www.abbeydalesingers.org.uk for more details.

"There's Something About Those Candles"  is a meaningful Chanukah Song available for SATB/piano and TTB/piano choir performances as well as for solosits.   This Song focuses on how the light of each Chanukah candle can glow within our heart...

Last June, at the Final School Year Concert of our Voces Blancas del Nalón Schools Choirs, we rehearsed and sang our interpretation of The New One Day One Choir Song. We did it so, that the 21st of September, we could join our voices to all those thousand...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLast June, at the Final School Year Concert of our Voces Blancas del Nalón Schools Choirs, we rehearsed and sang our interpretation of The New One Day One Choir Song. We did it so, that the 21st of September, we could join our voices to all those thousand of choirs and choral singers that are singing for the peace within the OneDayOneChoir initiative. El pasado junio, en el Festival de fin de curso de los Coros Escolares de Voces Blancas del Nalón, preparamos y cantamos nuestra interpretación de la pieza The New One Day One Choir Song. De esta manera, sumamos nuestras voces a las de miles de coros y coralistas del mundo que cantan el día 21 de septiembre por la paz mundial. Festival de Fin de Curso Coros Escolares de Voces Blancas del Nalón, junio 2018  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Salvacosta sing this well kNown seasonal Classic Christmas Song from The Christmas Collection. The Christmas Song Mel Torme & Bob Wells Arr. Derric Johnson Copyright 1946 Chappel-Morris Ltd Performed by Salvacosta Featuring Michelle Bowman DMB Mu...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreSalvacosta sing this well kNown seasonal Classic Christmas Song from The Christmas Collection. The Christmas Song Mel Torme & Bob Wells Arr. Derric Johnson Copyright 1946 Chappel-Morris Ltd Performed by Salvacosta Featuring Michelle Bowman DMB Music www.dmbmusic.co.uk Video Creation - Kingsbere Designs www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2016  

The Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you sta...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThe Song of Ruth, a setting of the most famous passage from the Book of Ruth (Ruth 1:16–17), opens with a gentle polyphonic section for the chorus. (“Do not ask me to leave you, or to stop following you; for where ever you go, I will go, and where you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God my God.”) The soprano joins the choir for the twice-repeated middle section of the piece. The music here is contrastingly homophonic and intense. (“Where you die, I will die and be buried.”) The tune and harmonies are borrowed from a passage in my piece Selections from “The Song of Songs” for male voice and band. That piece is dedicated to my wife, Ruth, hence the connection. If that were not enough, our daughter is named Naomi! The Song of Ruth closes with a recapitulation of the music from the opening, but with new words assigned to it, and with the soprano soloist providing a descant for it. (“May the Lord cause ill fate to befall me, and more, if anything but death separates me and you.”) Appropriat...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Parody of the traditional German folk Song about the life of the farmer (Im Märzen der Bauer). in this version the farmer takes advantage of many of the technological and biotechnical opportunities of science but the world changes strangely. This is t...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreParody of the traditional German folk Song about the life of the farmer (Im Märzen der Bauer). in this version the farmer takes advantage of many of the technological and biotechnical opportunities of science but the world changes strangely. This is the English version. The German original is also available on this site.  

Why would anyone bother to join a choir? Why would somebody ever want to do that? Most of us will remember some experience singing at school- be it good or bad- the national anthem, some Song for a concert or a play with a Song, a teacher strumming a ...

Melodical Sensations performing Amaphiko by Siphesihle Sikhakhane from Empamgeni, KwaZulu-Natal. This Song doing well in online stores and video content platforms. Download or Stream the original Song on this link: https://youtu.be/bPulAYPGEOc Song i...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreMelodical Sensations performing Amaphiko by Siphesihle Sikhakhane from Empamgeni, KwaZulu-Natal. This Song doing well in online stores and video content platforms. Download or Stream the original Song on this link: https://youtu.be/bPulAYPGEOc Song info: Siphesihle Skhakhane - Amaphiko (radio edit) Connect with us Facebook Melodical Sensations instagram @melodical_sensations Twitter @m_sensations Tiktok @melodicalsensations Youtube Melodical Sensations Song credit Leading Vocals: Mandisa Mbatha, Nonhle Khumalo, Nomzamo Nxumalo & Thando Tembe. Video Credit Shot by : Bongani Nkosi & Thabiso Mbatha Edited by: Bongani Nkosi Sound recorded by: Thabiso Mbatha Mastered and mixed by: Bongani Nkosi #amaphiko  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a Song and I kNow what it is.   Photo by bishib70   often I join in with someone singing a Song...