Alive and Singing perform "Viva La Vida", (by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin), arranged and conducted by Jamie Serafi, on Saturday 6th July 2013 at Bedford Corn Exchange, at their SINGSATIONAL 100 Voices End Of Year Concert. Fi... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] People don’t often talk about the downsides of Singing. We constantly bang on about the health benefits, social aspects, etc. but...
Music Matters presents Sight Singing Workshop Sneaton castle Centre Whitby Sunday 10th June 10.30 -4pm £50 includes lunch tea/coffee breaks www.mmcourses.co.uk
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week in Now THAT’S what I call Singing! Volume 1 I shared some of my favourite songs from Europe: Corsica, Georgia, Russian orthodox, gypsy, th...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There was an article by Alex Petridis in The Guardian a few years back in which he claimed that: “Singing out of tune can convey emotions tha...
[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...
I wrote an essay about group Singing for Time, and I mentioned ChoirPlace as one of the places to find a choir. This is a picture of a summer sing I went to on Monday, hosted by the West Village Chorale.
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...
Half of California’s school music programs have been canceled in the last eight years. This is removing an important tool for childhood development. Below, we will look at how Singing helps brain development and how to pick up the slack where t...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I often get enquiries from people looking for one-to-one Singing lessons. I tell them that unfortunately I don’t offer them. I...
