[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] The OK Chorale is not a performing choir (yet!), but after two terms of hard (but fun) Work, we’ve invited some friends and family along next week t...
Want to improve Your skills? Want to learn about singing? All this While having fun? Then this Workshop is for you! At St Stephen's Church Gloucester Road SW7 4RL, Kensington, LondonBoth groups (Belters and Divas) will Work on two or three piec...
This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers blog. The phrase is that curved line in a piece of music that is like climbing a mountain. You start out with lots of excitement. It is hard Work to go up that slanted side an...
A couple of years ago, around this time of year, actually, I was having a particularly awful day. I won’t bore you with the details, but let’s just say I was dealing with some pretty heartbreaking family drama, Work was pretty crappy at the ...
An award-winning choral Work by Canadian composer Jeff Smallman. Available through Kelman Hall publishing.
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Gareth Malone returned to UK television back in 2013 with a second series of The Choir: Sing While You Work. The choirmaster went into five different...
[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...
Becoming the best choral leader you can requires a lifetime of committment, hard Work and a never ending willingness to learn and grown. Consider the following principles on Your journey to maximizing Your impact as a leader both inside and outside ...
Singing in a choir is fun, it builds teamWork and confidence in people as they Work together to accomplish a common goal. Singing also shares something unique from all other musical instruments: words. This means it is a powerful tool for memory and speec...
