Having been a director, I acknowledge that through the years I have fallen prey to using cheap techniques – “tricks” that skirted around the issues of posture, tone production, breathing, vowel formation, physical awareness, an...
[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...
To stay connected with the latest news & updates. Join us on: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreSingingAdriatic http://www.weareSinging.org/croatia-slovenia.html The journey of We Are Singing Adriatic from its inception in 2015 all the way to its 4th ed... more
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I aim to please everyone in my choirs and Singing workshops. I know it’s an impossible task (see Keeping a choir happy – you can’t ...
I'm delighted to be able to announce that a brand new, full responsive version of my website will go live tomorrow, Tuesday 25 September 2018: chrisrowbury.com This will coincide with my twice-yearly newsletter going Out ...
If you sing in a choir then chances are, you don’t need to be sold on its benefits. Choir Singing has been found in many studies to do amazing things (including boosting the immune system) and forming part of one can also boost your social skil...
Imagine Singing in Salzburg! This European city is known for many famous artists including Stefan Zweig, Arturo Toscanini, Oskar Kokoschka, Herbert von Karajan and, of course, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A skyline of church steeples, an amazing Fo...
We're a choir of abOut 30 people, Singing secular music from all genres and from all times (from the sixteenth century onwards, that is). And provided that it's a cappella music. Even within these limits, there's still an awful lot of pieces left ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Many singers come to choir – especially “Singing for fun” groups – to get away from the stresses of regular life. They love to sing and...
