[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...
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
[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...
Life works In mysterious ways. Sometimes, without meanIng to, you can get a song or a jIngle stuck In your head and end up sIngIng or hummIng it for hours - or even days. On the other hand, when you are actively tryIng to learn a poem, lyric, or a...
