[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 views expressed in this blog are From my personal experiences From almost 30 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 ac...

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Cantorion Colin Jones are a male voice choir From North Wales. FOR MORE DETAILS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHOIR, CLICK ON OUR NEW WEBSITE CHOIR http://www.Cantorioncolinjones.co.uk or http://www.Cantorioncolinjones.co.uk/guestbook FOLLOW THIS MAL...  moreCantorion Colin Jones are a male voice choir From North Wales. FOR MORE DETAILS AND INFORMATION REGARDING THE CHOIR, CLICK ON OUR NEW WEBSITE CHOIR http://www.Cantorioncolinjones.co.uk or http://www.Cantorioncolinjones.co.uk/guestbook FOLLOW THIS MALE VOICE CHOIR ON FACEBOOK Lyrics below (including translation) To accompany the song "O Gymru" (O Wales) by Cantorion Colin Jones, this video is of Gwilym Jones, a choir member and hill farmer From Capel Curig, North Wales. He is walking up the beautiful mountain of Moel Siabod in Snowdonia. For more details of the choir, www.Cantorioncolinjones.com. Gwil Rhos yn ei gynefin. Diolch Gwil! The song is a statement of Love for our country. Basically, it translates, You are the only country for me You fill my heart with joy. You're my heaven and my sunshine. When I'm saddened, a picture of Wales will lift my spirits, I will give my life for Wales Wales is my heaven So I shall sing it's praises Ti yw'r unig wlad i mi, O fy Ngwalia Ti sy'...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The other weekend 50 singers performed in public to a large, appreciative audience. We performed eight songs in four part harmony, most in foreign languag...

www.creativityaustralia.org.au Singing is the language of the heart. For centuries, song has played a key role in community, culture and story-telling worldwide. Yet How many people dare to sing freely these days... apart From in the sHower? Community s...  morewww.creativityaustralia.org.au Singing is the language of the heart. For centuries, song has played a key role in community, culture and story-telling worldwide. Yet How many people dare to sing freely these days... apart From in the sHower? Community singing empowers voices that have been silenced, unleashes creative potential... and that's just the start. Please like, share and comment on our videos to celebrate the joy of song! WHAT WE DO Every week, Creativity Australia's With One Voice choirs inspire people From more than 40 nationalities, aged 9 to 90, to sing side-by-side. Age, race, language, religion, disability and disadvantage fade away. Everyone is welcome. WHY WE DO IT For some, choir is a way to de-stress after work. For others, it's a first glimpse into Australian life after arriving here as a migrant, asylum seeker or refugee. For others, it's an opportunity to connect to networks, skills and employment. It's all about joy, freedom and inspiration. When diverse voices sing together, peopl...    less

meeting music is happy to announce the 10th Per Musicam Ad Astra International Copernicus Choir Festival and Competition in Toruń, Poland,  June 28-July 2, 2023 This event is a great opportunity for integration of the choral community and promotio...

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This is a question I’m often asked at my singing workshops, especially by people starting out as choir leaders.   photo by James Vaugh...

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, an...