Parahyangan Catholic University Choir (Unpar Choir) Live recording "O sapientia", 2018 Photo crEdit: Ivan Yohan Apostrophe Production Audio: Studio Audio Recording Pratikara
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... more
[A version of this article first appearEd as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I often get askEd this at workshops after people have strugglEd to get their tongues around a few foreign songs. I point out that ...
[this is a version of a post which first appearEd on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes I describe my job as being the guy who stands out front and waves his arms about. “I point, you Sing” is what I tell the choir. &nbs...
[A version of this article first appearEd as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Gareth Malone returnEd to UK television back in 2013 with a second series of The Choir: Sing While You Work. The choirmaster went into five different...
It’s pretty amazing how we pigeon-hole people’s talents and skills. All of us do it, most of the time unknowingly. Our new temporary Musical Director, for the adults Choir I play piano for, has some amazing warm ups and he loves takin...
[A version of this article first appearEd as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In your Singing lessons and choir warm ups you’re bombardEd with exercises and technical advice about posture, breathing, enunciation, pitching...
[A version of this article first appearEd as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Here in the UK the arts seem to cater for just three age groups. Photo by vintagEdept If you don’t fit into one of these, t...
[A version of this article first appearEd as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote last week about people who think they can’t ‘Sing’ because they think they neEd training or Singing lessons first (Your sin...