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Okay- so I've been a bit slack about blogging lately. Not that I have been idol- there is so much to blog about but 24 hours in a day a full time job and more music than I can ever learn to play means there isn't enough time! In the last month I've been taking rehearsals from the keyboard as our Mu... read more
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[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 from, say, poetry, phone numbers or lines from a play. ... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When a choir has been going for a long time and you want to revive some of your old repertoire, you will find that a lot of the newer members won’t know the songs. Fun with babies by TedsBlog W... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] “Great, a new song to learn.” Photo by Michael Wu “Oh, no, it’s in ‘foreign’. Help!” listening or reading? Some songs in foreign languages are very... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Singers in a choir are used to singing their harmony part surrounded by others singing the same thing. Holding a part by themselves in a small group seems like a real challenge. photo by Eric Kilby &nbs... read more
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Originally published https://notthechurchlady.wordpress.com/2014/06/11/performance-bloopers-by-not-the-church-lady-aka-kelly-galbraith/ “Don’t worry. It always works out in performance.” Nope. Even as a child I knew that wasn’t true when a well-meaning adul... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A few years ago I started a discussion on my blog about Why men won’t sing. time for another song by willposh At around the same time I sent out an email to everyone on my mailing list a... read more
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It’s the final rehearsal before your big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of singers (the usual suspects) are not there. Late again! photo by lunarnature &nb... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Back in January I shared with you my journey so far of Becoming a choir leader. Yes, I am a choir leader, and I have one community choir, The OK Chorale, but the majority of my living comes from runnin... read more
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Why would anyone bother to join a choir? Why would somebody ever want to do that? Most of us will remember some experience singing at school- be it good or bad- the national anthem, some song for a concert or a play with a song, a teacher strumming a guitar or dare I say it an opportunity to have time away from the... read more
