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blog: How close should a vocal arrangement be to the original song?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some years ago I did some voice-only arrangements of Queen songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listening to a lot of Queen recordings!   ...

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...

Muzaria
group: Muzaria

Muzaria evolved from the award winnning Choir Salvacosta , who ran for 17 years. Please see the website for everything you need to know

blog: Perfecting Your Pitch: A Guide To Caring For Your Voice As You Age

With age, vocal cords become less flexible and most singers find that it becomes harder to hit the high notes as the years go by. This can become a challenge, especially for older Choir members. It’s important to take care of your voi...

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 ...

UBK - Lirnyky
video: UBK - Lirnyky

Lirnyky conducted by Dr M. Antonowycz 1989 UBK

blog: What am I going to do with no singing over the summer break??!!

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For those of us who work to school terms, it is now the summer holidays. Unlike us poor folk here in the UK, the summer break is months long i...

blog: How to deal with song lyrics 3: foreign words and beyond the first verse

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I looked at how you get beyond the written word if you've been learning lyrics from sheets of paper.     This week I want to look a...

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: The Peanut Vendor

Looking for a sunny, happy song for your concert?  This unaccompanied SATB setting of The Peanut Vendor will light up your Choir and have audiences sitting on the edge of their seats!  Here's a computer playback to give you an idea.  The sh...