He was involved in MUSIC from his early childhood on, his father, Josef Wolfgang Ziegler, a well-known Austrian composer AND choral director taught the first MUSICal steps to him. Singing AND playing the violin became his passions. In the USA he starte...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As a member of the Natural Voice Network I share their belief that everybody can sing AND nobody should be excluded from MUSIC-making. Which is why n...
[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...
(This post was orginally written for the Embro Thistle Singers blog.) I think sometimes we get so focused on making the MUSIC as directors AND singers, we forget that the people around us have "baggage" good AND bad that we need to unpack before ...
Hello everyone, I've developed MixMyPart.com which is an online application to help singers learn their harmony parts AND practice from home. Teachers, Choir Directors, AND MUSIC Directors can prepare their own recordings for use in our multitrac...
Online rehearsals have had varying degrees of success but have been successful in bringing people together AND maintaining a connection when it is currently very much needed ... however, other things we are finding that MUSICians AND singing groups are re...
In 2025 meeting MUSIC will be back to the hometown of the Renaissance mathematician AND astronomer, Copernicus. We are looking forward to see you at the next edition of Per MUSICam Ad Astra International Copernicus Choir Festival AND Competition ...
This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers blog. The phrase is that curved line in a piece of MUSIC that is like climbing a mountain. You start out with lots of excitement. It is hard work to go up that slanted side an...
Budapest International Choir Festival AND Competition - a milestone in the history of choral competitions. Since 1988, choirs are magnetized to join every second year. With an experience of almost 30 years meeting MUSIC has focused on improving its ev...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about the kinds of singing that I like (I may not know much about MUSIC, but I know what I like!). Now I want to give...
