[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It’s usually the case that professional singers have had some sort of training in a particular singing technique. photo by Kevin Cea...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some teachers find themselves having to lead singing sessions at their school. But often they don’t have that much experience of teaching songs ...
Lirnyky conducted by Dr M. Antonowycz 1989 UBK
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] For those of us who work to school terms, it is now the summer holidays. Unlike us poor folk here in the UK, the summer break is months long i...
[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...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve suddenly realised I don’t know what to call myself any more. I used to be a ‘Choirmaster’ (a term I got from Gareth Malone and...
Looking for a sunny, happy song for your concert? This unaccompanied SATB setting of The Peanut Vendor will light up your Choir and have audiences sitting on the edge of their seats! Here's a computer playback to give you an idea. The sh...
with the kind permission of the site owner I just wanted to pop a couple of Paragraphs from the latest edition of 'The survival of your Choir' book, this book has been around since 2002 and received excellent reviews from Choirs and the music press, reall...
Hullabaloo Community Quire invites you to join us for our Autumn Term, which starts on 7th September 2015. Everyone welcome, no previous musical experience necessary. Please see our website for more information: www.hullabalooquire.org Also vis... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] If I get 30 singers on one of my weekend workshops someone will say “Gosh, what a large group!” whilst another says “Quite low numb...