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blog: Throwing a Themed Party to Remember with Your Choir

If you Sing in a choir then chances are, you don’t need to be sold on its benefits. Choir Singing has been found in many studies to do amazing things (including boosting the immune system) and forming part Of one can also boost your social skil...

blog: Do you need to practice outside choir rehearsals?

[A version Of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front Of the Choir]Many Singers come to choir – especially “Singing for fun” groups – to get away from the stresses Of regular life. They love to Sing and...

blog: What Songs do atheists Sing?

[A version Of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front Of the Choir]   I’ve been asked to create a choir specially for an inter-faith event.   Photo by Catholic Church   There will be contributors from I...

blog: World Peace Choral Festival 2020

From July 15th to 19th 2020, Vienna, the music capital Of the world, will be once again the stage for children and youth choirs from all around the world. Under the slogan "Coming together to Sing, Singing for a better future", the young participants will...

blog: Finding Song information – Chinese whispers, wishful thinking and the oral tradition

[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...

Christsmatime Saturday 12 1 2018
video: Christsmatime Saturday 12 1 2018

Music by Michael W Smith & Joanna Carlson, arr. by Heather Sprenson

blog: What do words add to music?

[A version Of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front Of the Choir]   I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a Song. He then proceeded to speak ...

blog: Learning Songs by ear

[this is a version Of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front Of the Choir]   Many people have no idea how a Song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been Singing (and l...

blog: The sheet music is not the Song!

[this is a version Of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front Of the Choir]   A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in the musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...

blog: Why men won’t Sing: a discussion

This is a blog post with a difference. I want to start a discussion uSing the comments facility.   photo by loungerie    Yesterday there was a veritable Twitter storm when I posed the question:   "What do you think is the main ...