[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The OK Chorale have just started back after a long Christmas break. This term we’re working towards our annual spring concert. I need to plan a...
SKOWRONKI Girls' Choir Maria Lewandowska - harp Alicja Szeluga conductor Gaudete! Live concert 21/12/2012 Poznań, Poland www.chor-skowronki.pl http://www.facebook.com/chorskowronki
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last time I looked at what music notation is for and if you need it to sing. Sight reading by discopalace This week I’d like to ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many community choir members enjoy practising at home. And so they should. Ernest Williams, tenor, Croydon Male Voice Choir by Philip Talmage ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] People don’t often talk about the downsides of singing. We constantly bang on about the health benefits, social aspects, etc. but...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When I’m promoting a singing workshop or recruiting for a choir, I want a shorthand way of describing the kind of songs I teach. Pho...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Out come all the favourite songs that everyone loves – songs that you’ve sung hundreds of times before. photo by John Bencina ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] To maintain a healthy, growing choir, you need new recruits, but often you feel like you’ve exhausted all your usual sources. photo ...
This post originally appeared on Helping You Harmonise in August 2009 I’ve been threatening since last winter to write about how the Inner Game ideas can inform rehearsal techniques, and the time has at last arrived. This pos...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week in Now THAT’S what I call singing! Volume 1 I shared some of my favourite songs from Europe: Corsica, Georgia, Russian orthodox, gypsy, th...