meeting music is happy to announce the 10th Per Musicam Ad Astra International Copernicus Choir Festival and Competition in toruń, Poland, June 28-July 2, 2023 This event is a great opportunity for integration of the choral community and promotio...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote a post a while ago called Ask not what your choir can do for you – ask what can you do for your choir. the more you put in, the more you get ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is. Photo by bishib70 Often I join in with someone Singing a song...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] People come to my Singing workshops because they love to sing. Photo by Rex Pe But first they have to spend time learning songs. &nbs...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This is a question I’m often asked at my Singing workshops, especially by people starting out as choir leaders. photo by James Vaugh...
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 ...
