Sounds of Summit is a group of The best singers, students, musicians, and citizens that Lee’s Summit High School offer. They have been auditioned and selected from a program of 250 singers and identified as The cream of The crop based on Their beauty of...  moreSounds of Summit is a group of The best singers, students, musicians, and citizens that Lee’s Summit High School offer. They have been auditioned and selected from a program of 250 singers and identified as The cream of The crop based on Their beauty of vocal tone, musical intelligence, sight reading ability and academic achievement. They are also instrumentalists, actors, athletes, student leaders and ambassadors of LSHS. Most importantly, They are students who are DEDICATED to being The best They can be. As a result of These high standards, Sounds of Summit has developed a reputation in Lee’s Summit and around The nation as one of The elite high school level performing ensembles. We are frequently asked to perform with UMKC’s Conservatory, as well as multiple appearances at The Missouri Music Educators Convention. We are also in high demand with community groups for performances around Christmas time. Most recently we were given The distinction being selected to perform at The Piccolo Spoleto Festiv...    less

Rehearse at a faster pace- When learning a slow song, pitch and line suffer because of vocal fatigue.  Speed up, or even double The tempo to learn notes.  You’re reinforcing good pitch and line!  Slow down The fastest tempos. Rehea...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Last time (Tuning up – where do start notes come from?) I talked about my aim of being able to give out a single note to my choir, instead of having t...

Edmonton's Vacilando, directed by Kathleen Skinner, performs "Lift Him Up" (arr. Byron J. Smith). Feature soloist: Beth Portman. Piano: Bryan LeGrow. Recorded at Blue true dream, May 31, 2014, at McDougall United Church. For more information on The Kokope...  moreEdmonton's Vacilando, directed by Kathleen Skinner, performs "Lift Him Up" (arr. Byron J. Smith). Feature soloist: Beth Portman. Piano: Bryan LeGrow. Recorded at Blue true dream, May 31, 2014, at McDougall United Church. For more information on The Kokopelli Choir Association, visit http://kokopellichoirs.com.  

Almost everybody I’ve come across wants to sing higher, myself included.Low voices want to sing higher. High voices want to sing even higher.   BenefitsAs if people need to be reminded of The benefits of singing higher! They may seem obvious ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Last week in How to teach (and learn) a song by ear 1  I wrote about The oral tradition, teaching by ear, starting notes and breaking a song down into...

BEING MORE THAN The SUM OF YOUR PARTS:   "I can't make it to rehearsal tonight, but it's ok, I know all The notes, it won't make a difference if I'm not There"   ...

Discover proven strategies to improve choir recruitment and retention. Learn how to build a diverse, engaged, and thriving choral community with These expert tips! In The world of choral music, The richness of sound comes not just from The notes Themselv...

Endora is a chamber choir founded in september 2010. Endora is The Hebrew word for fountain. A fountain wher in this case The musical joy starts to spray it's joyful notes. The love for music and The willingness to reach a good choir sound is The start...  moreEndora is a chamber choir founded in september 2010. Endora is The Hebrew word for fountain. A fountain wher in this case The musical joy starts to spray it's joyful notes. The love for music and The willingness to reach a good choir sound is The starting point of this ambitious group of amateur singers. The choir members originate from different kind of choral background (close harmony, church choir and oratorium choir). Endora consists of 8 sopranos, 8 altos, 5 tenors and 5 basses.  

Bienvenue! to The Brigham Young University Men’s Chorus, 180 stripling singers who inspire Their audiences with exceptional music brimming with power. We may be studying physics, philosophy or French in our off hours, yet once we don The Blue Blazer our v...  moreBienvenue! to The Brigham Young University Men’s Chorus, 180 stripling singers who inspire Their audiences with exceptional music brimming with power. We may be studying physics, philosophy or French in our off hours, yet once we don The Blue Blazer our voices and hearts are unified in singing about all that is good in The world. Reverent to rambunctious, Hebrew to Hindi, our broTherhood would like to share it all with you.