[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It always amazes me how surprised people are that a group of strangers can sing harmony together in just a few minutes. It’s not necessary to k...
Resonance of Birralee is a choral ensemble of young people aged 17-30 years who collectively bring a wealth of experience, enthusiasm and musical leadership to the Voices of Birralee programme. Following on from the formation of a Birralee Tenth Annive... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some years ago I did some voice-only arrangements of Queen songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listening to a lot of Queen recordings! ...
[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 ...
The Magnets perform a jazzed up version of Emeli Sande's No.1 hit, "Next to me"
TCS is currently composed of 120 singers. Our new musical Director, Julian Collings joined the choir beginning of 2019. Over the last few years the choir has enjoyed a growing reputation for its repertoire of outstanding contemporary music alongside t... more
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Obvious really, but a choir is a large organism made up of lots of individuals who are working together. The Tenor by Amyn Kassam &...
[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...