There are Magic Moments of Music in every minute of a choir competition bringing together thousands of young singers from all over the world - the World Choir Games. Electrifying tension in the competitions, great curiosity and Love to experiment in wo...  moreThere are Magic Moments of Music in every minute of a choir competition bringing together thousands of young singers from all over the world - the World Choir Games. Electrifying tension in the competitions, great curiosity and Love to experiment in workshops for international choral music are only two of many possibilities to experience the magic of choir singing. http://www.worldchoirgames.com  

One of my favorite demo recordings ( from Augsburg Fortress) from a few years ago. I Love the tempo, phrasing, rubato and expressiveness. The paraphrase of Psalm 121 is mine. I wrote this as my way of dealing with the loss of two choir members who both su...  moreOne of my favorite demo recordings ( from Augsburg Fortress) from a few years ago. I Love the tempo, phrasing, rubato and expressiveness. The paraphrase of Psalm 121 is mine. I wrote this as my way of dealing with the loss of two choir members who both suddenly died the first year I was in Montana. It was my way of turning to the psalms for prayer. The recent pictures were taken in Shenandoah National Park in Virginia.  

[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

http://www.jeannerabin.com/ Taken from the "Ensemble's" performance, "Tea For Two", at the Ra'anana Music & Arts Center, the hit Love song from "Phantom of the Opera". Arranged, accompanied and conducted by Jeanne Rabin.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many people have no idea how a song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been singing (and l...

[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...