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blog: How to deal with song lyrics 3: foreign words and beyond the first verse

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I looked at how you get beyond the written word if you've been learning lyrics from sheets of paper.     This week I want to look a...

16 tons
video: 16 tons

Arrangement for men's voices by Alan Cruise-Johnston words shown on screen Score available for free download

As torrents in summer
video: As torrents in summer

Music by Edward Elgar from "Scenes from the Saga of King Olaf" words by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

blog: Singing – the more you do it, the worse you get!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   You work on a song in choir week after week, but slowly things seem to get worse. You worry about getting the words right, you can’t seem to re...

blog: Looking for varied vocal music on CD?

A five-star review in the Telegraph for the Howells Requiem from Trinity College Choir and Stephen Layton. “A fluid lyrical gift, an imaginative harmonic spectrum and a sense of occasion … the Trinity College Choir brings clarity of words and...

blog: How to stop singers using word sheets in concerts

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “In our choir we’re not allowed to use words in concerts.”   Photo by Kaptain Kobold   Great idea. In principle. But how...

blog: LOOKING FOR VARIED VOCAL MUSIC ON CD?

 five-star review in the Telegraph for the Howells Requiem from Trinity College Choir and Stephen Layton. “A fluid lyrical gift, an imaginative harmonic spectrum and a sense of occasion … the Trinity College Choir brings clarity of words...

I am
video: I am

for SATB Chorus unaccompanied words by Mary Elizabeth Frye: Public Domain Music by Stanley M. Hoffman © Copyright 2018 by Stanley M. Hoffman. www.stanleymhoffman.com All rights reserved. the poem above is sometimes called “I Am” due to its repet...  more

blog: How to deal with song lyrics 2: leaving the written word behind

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week in Part 1 of How to deal with song lyrics, I looked at the pros and cons of using written words as opposed to learning entirely by ear.   &...

In My Mind All Is Beautiful
video: In my Mind All Is Beautiful

This piece is a song of consolation about a loved one who feels his time is drawing near. Just before he leaves, he reassures his loved ones who remain after him with the words of consolation: 'In my mind all is beautiful'. the theme would fit perfectly f...  more