Wow 40 years! Where did the time go? I've always been one of the oldest members of the Stairwell Carollers - if not the OLDEST - at our choir's 20th anniversary in 1997 I was 41, but still didn't look a day over 30. Pierre had HAIR - and I sh...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was running a workshop recently, and somebody grabbed me in the break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. &n...
The Brazilian Virtual Choir Lab in Australia - August to October 2021 Final Project Song: Desde que o Samba é Samba Composer: Caetano Veloso Arrangement: Patricia Costa e Vicente Costa Nucci Soprano Annika Wagar Corina Horstra Dea Hughes... more
Hello! I am a newly appointed conductor of my church congregational choir. I primarily come from an orchestral background but am very excited to join in voice and song with many of you around the world in your respective communities. I a...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I teach a song by ear in less than an hour at a workshop. Everyone picks it up really quickly and then they sing it brilliantly. We’ve been working ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Just because a song is in a foreign language, you still need to respect its origins. Sami family by Morten Oddvik There is a huge amount of misinformation ...
[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 is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] To make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...
Il Hilwa di - Egipto Letra: Badie´Khayri Música: Sheikh Sayed Darwish Arr. Virgil Sequeira
