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] As a member of the Natural Voice Network I share their belief that everybody can Sing and nobody should be excluded from music-making. Which is why n...
Hi. I am carrying out research into the vocal health habits and experiences of amateur Singers as part of a Post Graduate certificate with the Voice Workshop, in conjunction with the University of Wales. Please could all of you lovely people who Sing re...
[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...
we Sing in A cappella, we range from ages 25 to 30.. we are classically trained vocally and in composition. we perform in all kind of events such as weddings, cooperate functions, etc.
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about whether you need Singing lessons in order to be able to Sing. I suggested that people should simply jump in and join a...
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