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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
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[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I attended a singing workshop and hated the way it was run. Was it just me, or was the workshop leader no good? We all have different learning styles, so perhaps the leader&rs... read more
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We just published a new article on audiation over at EasyEarTraining.com, and I wanted to see if the singers and choir directors here at ChoirPlace are using these kinds of exercises in your choirs? What is 'audiation'? There are different terms people use to refer to the skill, for example audiation,... read more
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The Major Minors Children's Choir were awarded the HVCS Children's Chorus Cup in the Hutt Valley Performing Arts Society Open Choir Category competition held on Wednesday 17 July 2013 in Lower Hutt, New Zealand. We did it! We bet last year's score and took out the category. The Judge had wonderful comments to ... read more
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This is originally published in the Embro Thistle Singers blog. There was a very interesting article in the Telegraph U.K. talking about audience responses & behaviour during a concert. Click here to ready the full article. This is a different take on how audiences respond & what is acce... 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] What is it with blokes and singing? In most open-access adult workshops that I run, only 10% of the participants are men (and it seems to be getting less all the time). Many male voice choirs have an aging membership... 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] Choirs are starting to rehearse again, both indoors and outdoors. Many are insisting that their singers wear masks. Archway Gospelish Choir, Sussex What are the difficulties (if any) of singing while wearing a mask? He... read more
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Please visit our website of 2013 Yesou International Choir Competition & Festival !!! Website : www.yicc2013.com
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[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. Photo by ~~Tone~~ Yet at a recent workshop people said t... 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] I often get people writing to me for advice about choirs. Some of them don’t agree with the direction their choir leader is taking them, some find the repertoire too hard, some have trouble with singers next... read more
