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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] From my experience with choirs and singing groups it appears that we are a rhythmically challenged nation. photo by by The Failed Photographer I often try to introduce a bit of clapping or some steps ... read more
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Originally Published: http://kellygalbraithblog.com/2013/10/05/the-little-kindred-fairies-in-music/ 25 cents. That’s what I got for a baby tooth slipped under my pillow many years ago. Now, according to a 2014 Visa survey, kids get an average of $3.70 per tooth. Pretty d... 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] To make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their hands! This post is about how to teach and ho... 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] Many choirs dress identically when they perform. Some have a choir uniform, some choose a particular colour for a particular concert, some have specially made t-shirts. I have had occasional requests from my own choirs f... read more
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Pete, Dawn, Louise, Holly, Katrina, Margo, Marjorie, John and Bob -- the Stairwell Carollers, Xmas, 1990 Way back in 1990, when human beings were still manning all the cameras at CJOH and show guests had a dressing room and a makeup artist, Joel Haslam decided to do a segment on us for his own show about local 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’m all in favour of confident singers (see How to be a confident singer). The problem is there are two kinds and one of them can be disruptive in a choir. photo by truu There are confiden... read more
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This post was originally written for www.onlinerehearsals.blogspot.com - I thought it might be of wider interest The time has come; some might say the time is long past, for us to decide what we are as a choir and how we move forward. In many ways this has been not so much a decision as an inexorable progressio... read more
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Here you are reading a blog so you are all ready part of social media. There are so many opportunities to be in touch with other musical people that we will try to sort those out. Twitter is an amazing way to connect with people all over the world. It is fun because each message is 140 character... read more
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Originally published as: http://kellygalbraithblog.com/2013/09/13/saint-michael-and-all-angels-a-musical-journey/ Please refresh if videos don't load. A woman I know really well, who isn’t prone to flights of fancy, told me that an angel appeared to her during the night to reassure her ... read more
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Previously published:http://kellygalbraithblog.com/2013/07/03/325/ I was never one of those little girls that played dress-up in princess costumes and K-Mart tiaras preferring instead to pretend I was a famous detective carrying around a notebook and magnifying glass, or sporting a beret, assuming the identity... read more
