As a vocal coach who is isn't extremely organised (I blame The 4 children!), I was looking for a journal for my students and my choir members, where They can make notes on Their weekly lessons or rehearsals, but also keep all Their performance dates. I co...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in The UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Fat Bottomed Girls Performed at LABBS13 Llandudno North Wales (optimised for web). Want to see The guys doing similar live? http://www.rockapella.co.uk 2nd of February at The Stockport Plaza Lyrics Are you gonna take me home tonight? Oh, down besid...  moreFat Bottomed Girls Performed at LABBS13 Llandudno North Wales (optimised for web). Want to see The guys doing similar live? http://www.rockapella.co.uk 2nd of February at The Stockport Plaza Lyrics Are you gonna take me home tonight? Oh, down beside that red firelight; Are you gonna let it all hang out? Fat bottomed girls, You make The rockin' world go round. Hey I was just a skinny lad Never knew no good from bad, But I knew life before I left my nursery, Left alone with big fat Fanny, She was such a naughty nanny! Hey big woman you made a bad boy out of me! Hey hey! I've been singing with my band Across The water, across The land, I seen ev'ry blue eyed floozy on The way, hey But Their beauty and Their style Went kind of smooth after a while. Take me to Them lardy ladies every time! (C'mon) Oh won't you take me home tonight? Oh down beside your red firelight, Oh and you give it all you got Fat bottomed girls you make The rockin' world go round Fat bottomed girls you make The...    less

Depression, isolation, alienation: Themes addressed in this setting of Robert Frost’s metaphorical text. The choir paints images over a repeated jazz piano bass line. The sense of walking at night is evoked as are The inner-Blues of The poem. Rhythmic and...  moreDepression, isolation, alienation: Themes addressed in this setting of Robert Frost’s metaphorical text. The choir paints images over a repeated jazz piano bass line. The sense of walking at night is evoked as are The inner-Blues of The poem. Rhythmic and thought-provoking. This is a work of medium difficulty, appropriate for high school, collegiate and community choirs. Commissioned by Penn High School Choirs, Andrew Nemeth, Allison Secaur, Ethan Schopp, directors.  

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in The UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

This post was originally posted to The Embro Thistle Singers blog.  They sang The wrong notes and The chord is less than pleasing. Do you have a break down?  I think not.Do you make nasty faces & tell those around you what a bad job that w...

Hey guys, We hope you are all as excited for The holidays as we are! Please enjoy our rendition of Silent Night. Special thanks to Connor Sweeney for filming The video. Please subscribe and like us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For furTher questi...  moreHey guys, We hope you are all as excited for The holidays as we are! Please enjoy our rendition of Silent Night. Special thanks to Connor Sweeney for filming The video. Please subscribe and like us on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. For furTher questions feel free to contact us at The.major.four@gmail.com  

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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   There are many choir leaders whose priority is to create as perfect a rendition of a written musical score as They can (see Music lives in flawed humans and...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   Often I join in with someone singing a song...