[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   It’s usually the case that professional singers have had some sort of training in a particular singing technique.   photo by Kevin Cea...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Some teachers find themselves having to lead singing sessions at their school. But often they don’t have that much experience of teaching songs ...

the Magnets perform a jazzed up version of Emeli Sande's No.1 hit, "Next to me"

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

the Harbour Capital Chorus is an all male a cappella chorus. We sing music from the early 1900's through to more modern songs such as Billy Joel, the Rat Pack etc. the chorus focuses on improving singing techniques and making chords "ri...  morethe Harbour Capital Chorus is an all male a cappella chorus. We sing music from the early 1900's through to more modern songs such as Billy Joel, the Rat Pack etc. the chorus focuses on improving singing techniques and making chords "ring" while at the same time simply having fun. We love it when a 4 part chord is correctly tuned and the chord just locks together and harmonics (or overtones) ring out loud and strong. We compete every year in local contest as a mean of measuring our progress against similar groups but we just love to perform for the public and so our contest activities are very well balanced with public performance. We also have a great time together as one of our goals is to provide a place where men can gather and enjoy their interest in singing. the Harbour Capital Chorus was formed in Wellington on February 4th, 1988 following pioneering work by the “Co-ordinated Chemists” Quartet for several years prior to that. the Harbour Capital Chorus has since ...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Obvious really, but a choir is a large organism made up of lots of individuals who are working together.     the Tenor by Amyn Kassam &...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   For those of us who work to school terms, it is now the summer holidays. Unlike us poor folk here in the UK, the summer break is months long i...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Last week I looked at how you get beyond the written word if you've been learning lyrics from sheets of paper.     This week I want to look a...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I’ve suddenly realised I don’t know what to call myself any more. I used to be a ‘choirmaster’ (a term I got from Gareth Malone and...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   In January 2008 I handed over the reins of my first choir WorldSong to a new musical director after ten years at the helm.     And in ...