[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week in How to teach (and learn) a song by ear 1  I wrote about the oral tradition, teaching by ear, starting notes and breaking a song down into...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m often asked by choir members to play a recording of a song before I start teaching it so they can get an idea of how it sounds.   ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   As promised in last week’s post (Singers who learn by ear vs. those who use sheet music – what happens when they swap?), this is the firs...

The Polyphonic Group CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI is a non-profit cultural association founded in 1976 and made up by approximately 20 male voices. By engaging in an intense study, could soon join the most important events of prestigious choralcompetitions earning ...  moreThe Polyphonic Group CLAUDIO MONTEVERDI is a non-profit cultural association founded in 1976 and made up by approximately 20 male voices. By engaging in an intense study, could soon join the most important events of prestigious choralcompetitions earning statements in Arezzo and Ravenna in 1978 and 1979 and Gorizia in 1982. The polyphonic sacred and secular music certainly represents the most relevant part of the repertoire that the Polyphonic Group “Claudio Monteverdi” successfully brings to churches and theaters both in Italy and abroad. Among the repertoire, we can find 1500’s and Baroque musical compositions by Palestrina, Da Victoria, Gallus, Viadana, Hassler, Monteverdi. Among the Romantic authors, on the other hand, we can find Schubert, Schumann, Sibelius, and Rossini. Concerning modern Polyphonic music: Poulenc, Kodaly, Bardos, Pizzetti, and Orff. Folk music is not forgotten, but presented in accurate elaborations as to meet the musical needs of the choir. Monteverdi Choir has got in its repertory and i...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Shama is from Bangladesh. She loves choral singing, but wonders if all choral music is religious:   “I love singing and have been singing sinc...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many of us don’t like the sound of our singing voice. Some people won’t even sing in front of others because they don’t want to inf...

voices: ChoralTracks https://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/A_child_is_born_(Scott_Villard) #ChoralTracks #MatthewCurtis #AlexandraBurch

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

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

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