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blog: The singers who didn’t like warm ups (and what became of them)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Once upon a time there were two singers: Olga and Little Erik. They  did not like choir warm ups. Olga always came late so she could avoid them. Littl...

Elis Lovrić & Rondo Histriae: MORNING HAS BROKEN
video: Elis Lovrić & Rondo Histriae: MORNING HAS BROKEN

Sa božićnog koncerta održanog 22.12.2012. u koncertnoj dvorani "Rondo" u Puli.

Va, pensiero
video: Va, pensiero

From the concert dedicated to the 100th anniversary of Esther Ryvkina—the choir's founder and first music director. December 1, 2012 Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory Dmitry Semenovsky at the piano. Дж. Верди. Хор рабов из оперы «Набукко» ...  more

The Magnets - Doorbell
video: The Magnets - Doorbell

The Magnets a cappella version of Doorbell by The White Stripes. Footage taken from The Magnets "Gobsmacked" DVD

Shake It Out
video: Shake It Out

Ginger and Tonic's a cappella version of Florence and the Machine's 'Shake it Out'.

blog: Keeping a choir happy – you can’t please everyone

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There have been grumblings in my choir of late. Some people are not happy.     But is it possible to keep everyone in a choir happy?  ...

blog: How to teach (and learn) a song by ear 2

[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...

blog: Don’t play a recording of a song to your choir before you teach it to them

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m often asked by choir members to play a recording of a song before I start teaching it so they can get an idea of how it sounds.   ...

blog: How to cope with sheet music if you don’t read and usually learn songs by ear

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   As promised in last week’s post (Singers who learn by ear vs. those who use sheet music – what happens when they swap?), this is the firs...

blog: Is all choral music religious?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Shama is from Bangladesh. She loves choral singing, but wonders if all choral music is religious:   “I love singing and have been singing sinc...