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blog: One recording is worth a thousand photos – use sound to promote your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Singing is all about sound, whether it’s a one-day workshop, a live concert or a CD.     I’m amazed at choir websites, concert prom...

blog: How to plan and run a singing workshop

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Planning a singing workshop is a lot like planning a regular choir session.   Photo by Pink Singers   The main differences are t...

blog: Taking over an established choir – a guide for choir leaders

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Choir leaders don’t last forever so there will come a time when a choir needs to find a new one.     If you’re the person ...

Mike Check - Eight Days a Week
video: Mike Check - Eight Days a Week

The Saint Michael's College all-male a cappella group Mike Check sings this highly sensual version of Eight Days a Week by the Beatles. Solo by Bobby Gaglini '11. Enjoy!

blog: Mixed tenor sections: the weirdness of men and women singing the same note

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Many community choirs have mixed tenor sections with men and women singing the same part. photo by Stefan Karpiniec That’s when things can get weird!...

blog: Why my choir doesn’t sing songs from India

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The simple reason is that India doesn’t have a harmony singing tradition, and I specialise in harmony singing.     Photo by willsfca ...

blog: Helping your singers learn to hold a harmony part on their own

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Singers in a choir are used to singing their harmony part surrounded by others singing the same thing. Holding a part by themselves in a small group ...

blog: Men and singing: seven ideas to get more men involved

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I debunked 15 myths about men and singing.     haka, WOMAD 2009 by Matthieu A.   This week I present seven ideas that you m...

PZM Josip Kaplan - Circle of Life
video: PZM Josip Kaplan - Circle of Life

Singing Circle of Life from the motion picture Lion King, live on the show Do posljednjeg zbora (Croatian version of the Battle of the Choirs)...

Let's Sing La Folia for three alto voices and guitar
video: Let's Sing La Folia for three alto voices and guitar

La Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries. This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces the theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and then adds a co...  more