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Life works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, without meaning to, you can get a song or a jingle stuck in your head and end up singing or humming it for hours - or even days. On the other hand, when you are actively trying to learn a poem, lyric, or a song, it can often take an extraordinary amount of effort to do ... 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] Ann read my post The six qualities need to be a good choral director and it sparked off a quite a rant. photo by bagogames She has obviously had a bad experience. I thought I would share it with you. leading by fear (a... read more
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AFRICA CHORAL AND GOSPEL CHAMPIONSHIP SA-2021 The African Gospel and Choral Championship (ACGC) is a platform to bring as many African talents as possible together, in a host Country, and give them as much exposure as time will allow. It is also to celebrate African music with the motive of uniting nations&n... 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] Back in 2012 The Guardian started a project called Six Songs of Me that asks which songs matter most to each of us on a personal level (the project has now ended). Photo by MvanM I thought... read more
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Be sure to check out "Choosing Choral Repertoire" at http://choosingchoralrepertoire.blogspot.com/. New pieces and old favorites will be recommended for middle school, high school, and university/community choirs.
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This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers' blog. I was reading an article posted to Facebook the other day. Esa-Pekka Salonen became a conductor when he filled in for an absent colleague. In the following short video, you can pick up on both his talent and sense of humour... 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] For those of us who work to school terms, it is now the summer holidays. Unlike us poor folk here in the UK, the summer break is months long in the US ! Whilst we only have six weeks or so, the summer there ... 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] I love my job, I really do. I just need some space and a bunch of people and we will make beautiful music together. Photo by Heather Jennings No equipment, no special work-wear, no musical instruments... 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 had a friend who moved to a new town and set up a new choir, blissfully ignorant of the 100+ community chorus that already existed there. photo by ToBreatheAsOne What was amazing was that the new ch... read more
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[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 the globe. Your experiences may differ from mine, so do feel free t... read more
