[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about Choosing a running order for your concert or CD.     This week I want to tackle the slightly easier task of selectin...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Singing together creates a real sense of community. Sometimes a choir arises from an existing community, but other times the creation of a choir builds a ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]A vital part of a choir leader's job is to spend time planning: individual rehearsals, concerts, repertoire, choir seasons, etc.   photo by webmink &...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I went to a singing workshop led by an internationally acclaimed workshop leader. I was very disappointed at the lack of teaching skills...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In my series of posts on How to deal with song lyrics a few weeks back, I said that I believe that song lyrics are stored in a different part of the brain ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve written before about finDing songs for your choir (Where do you find all your songs? and Easy songs for your choir and FinDing songs for your ch...

  [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Lately I’ve been wrestling with the problem of inconsistent attendance at choir. If not everyone comes each week it’s hard to do any de...

During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the RJC HS students put together at virtual choir project for presentation at an online fundraiser. Video sent from Canada, Mexico, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea. Life in a Northern Town originally recorded by Dre...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">During the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, the RJC HS students put together at virtual choir project for presentation at an online fundraiser. Video sent from Canada, Mexico, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea. Life in a Northern Town originally recorded by Dream Academy (1985) words and music by Gilbert Gabriel and Nick Laird-Clowes choir arrangement by BJ Harris Accompaniment track by Audrey Falk Janzen, , Zac Schellenberg, Brandon Janzen, Kaitlyn Janzen, Richard Janzen Audio Mastered by Brandon Janzen Directed by Richard Janzen  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Scores: for two High voices https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20727803?aff_id=175705 for two low voices https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20727804?aff_id=175705 Poem by Jacques Prévert, non-conformist poet par excellence. The "hero" leaves his...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Scores: for two High voices https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20727803?aff_id=175705 for two low voices https://www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/20727804?aff_id=175705 Poem by Jacques Prévert, non-conformist poet par excellence. The "hero" leaves his army cap in the bird cage and goes out with the bird on his head. Army protocol is forgotten, for a while at least, he is free....  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes (yes, I admit it), I make a mistake when I’m teaching a new song. It may be a wrong note, wrong timing or wrong phrasing.   ...