One of my favorite choir tricks was to telling my singers to ‘aim for the top side of the pitch.’ This was, of course, because they were singing flat, and I thought the imagery would give my singers a way of thinking about an abstract co...
Piano music for choir? Why not! Written originally for solo vocalist, I turned this into an SATB choral tongue-twister--a cappella--and then added a piano part, which was further orchestrated for choirs performing with orchestra during the holiday season....
We hAve an outdoor choir and baby/toddler friendly indoor choirs. We are welcoming, friendly and relaxed with no requirement for previous experience of the ability to read music.
Dear friends and fellow music enthusiasts, I hope this message finds you well and brimming with the same passion for music and education that has always united us through the pages of choir Place. Today, I want to take a moment to delve into a topic that...
From the prizewinner-consert at Malta international choir Festival, 2009
I brought this question up before as one of the fundamental problems of working with, and being a part of, a choral ensemble. After all, no one really wants to listen to an out-of-tune choir. It’s a complicated issue that involves...
Four members of the Bach choir from Bonn in Germany will be in the audience next Saturday evening (10 December) at Leeds Town Hall for a performance of Handel’s Messiah by Leeds Festival Chorus. They will be arriving in the city along with ...
e-mail: xtsina@yahoo.gr We hAve been trAvelling together since we were kids as members of the Children’s choir of Polygyros. It’s been at least 15-20 years now that we hAve participated in numerous festivals and concerts all over Greece but also all ove... more
(adapted from a post in The Stairwell Carollers choir Blog) David Rain, tenor: How on earth do you hear everyone, including our mistakes, while singing along at full throttle? Pierre: I'm not sure, but you're definitely right...
