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blog: Cleopatra by Kelly Galbraith

First published: http://kellygalbraithblog.com/2013/07/24/cleopatra/   “Fool!  Don’t you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.” Cleopatra A summer vacatio...

blog: What if the singing session is a success, but you feel like a failure?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a singing workshop or perform a song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...

blog: “Darling, your technique is showing” – don’t be a singer who is all style and no substance

[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...

blog: Using world songs in the classroom: a teacher’s guide to sourcing songs and how to teach them

[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 ...

blog: Singer or chorister? Choirmaster or conductor? What do you call yourself?

[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...

blog: vocaldentes road trip through Oregon, Idaho and Montana

26.04.2012 | Yellowstone | 10:15 “Dances with bison!” Fair enough, you don´t really have a chance to dance with a bison. Those down to earth giants are rather in the mood to stroll around or do a slow-mo struggle w...

blog: Avoid jargon: make sure we're all speaking the same language

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Unlike many ‘traditional’ classical or church choirs, Natural Voice choirs seldom use written scores. We don‘t assume that singers who att...

blog: Choirs that don’t perform - why on earth not??!!

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about Audiences at choral concerts.   Sangstream rehearsal by fiddledidee   But what if your choir doesn’t perform?...

blog: Men's harmony singing improvers weekend 13-15 November, Cambridgeshire

I'm always trying to get more men singing.   For some reason some men don't like mixed group, but prefer to sing with their own kind. I must admit that there is something special about hearing all male (or all female) voices in harmony together - i...

blog: Help! How to deal with choir members who sing out of tune?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In open-access choirs (which don’t audition), you often find one or two singers who struggle to pitch notes accurately.   photo by Jes...