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blog: GoIng To Have fun with this...

Just ordered one of these.  Can't wait to get it and wear it to my chorus rehearsal..   Should raise a laugh or two!! You can get one from:   http://teesprIng.com/SIngInTune (different styles of T shirt and hoodies also available...

blog: What Is The Best Venue For My Choir Practice?

A choir needs regular rehearsals to improve their sIngIng, but fIndIng the right venue can be difficult. When you are first startIng out, rentIng rehearsal space and still beIng able to break even after subscriptions are paid, is often the most important ...

blog: Why too much rehearsal can be a bad thIng

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It was over an hour long and Included an amazIng variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...

blog: How to get your choir to pay attention to you (and stop chattIng!)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] At the begInnIng of each choir rehearsal it’s as if the sIngers have not seen each other for years. They chat away, havIng a fIne time of thIngs. &n...

blog: Keep it to yourself! – why colds, sIngIng and choirs don’t mix

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] 'Tis the season to be poorly. A warm rehearsal room is the ideal place to spread coughs and sneezes, especially with all that deep breathIng and standIng c...

WA Mozart - Great Mass in c minor - Gloria
video: WA Mozart - Great Mass In c mInor - Gloria

Dress rehearsal recordIng.

blog: EverythIng we hear about matchIng pitch In choir rehearsal is a lie

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that “music is math.” Whether In relation to somethIng simple (countIng), or somethIng more esoteric (highly-developed, academic analyses of harmony and structure), or whether it is a misg...

blog: When rehearsals go bad

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Occasionally a rehearsal goes totally pear-shaped and I have no idea why.     photo by hebedesign   Despite my best efforts everythi...

blog: Vocal Warm-Ups You Can Do In The Car

If you’re a sInger on your way to a voice lesson, rehearsal, or audition, it’s always good to do a bit of warmIng up In the car, because there are few thIngs more annoyIng to music directors than sIngers wastIng time complaInIng that they&rsqu...

blog: How to deal with choir members who are always late

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s the fInal rehearsal before your big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of sIngers (the usual suspects...