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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...

THREE MINIATURES for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Stanley M. Hoffman (1999 [SSAA], arr. 2004 [SATB])
video: THREE MINIATURES for SATB Chorus unaccompanied Stanley M. Hoffman (1999 [SSAA], arr. 2004 [SATB])

(1. The Lute, 2. The Thunderbolt, 3. The Sun) Music by Stanley M. Hoffman (1999) Words by Judah al Harizi, 13th century English Translation by Stanley M. Hoffman Music and Translation: © Copyright 2000 by Ione Press, Inc., a division of ECS Publish...  more

Early Music : Hor Che La Vaga (Aleotti) Italian Madrigal
video: Early Music : Hor Che La Vaga (Aleotti) Italian Madrigal

The madrigal “Hor che la vaga Aurora” (“Now with the Dawn the Sun Wakes”) was written by Vittoria Aleotti for SATB voices. Aleotti was one of the first published female composers. This performance is from 2026 in Saskatoon, SK. https://northskychorale.ca

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: Jonathon Welch Farewells Choir of Hard Knocks in ‘Seasons of Love’ concert in Melbourne on Sunday June 2nd

After 13 years at the helm of Australia's most famous and loved, award winning choir - the Choir of Hard Knocks, Dr Jonathon Welch AM will give his Melbourne farewell concert Seasons of Love at Melbourne Town Hall on Sun June 2, 2019 at 2pm.   "It ...

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?...