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  • Singing is about people, not musical notes

    Added June 23, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1521 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There are many choir leaders whose priority is to create as perfect a rendition of a written musical score as they can (see Music lives in flawed humans and not on the page).   But my focus is on the people who are making the music, not the mus... read more

  • Avoid jargon: make sure we're all speaking the same language

    Added June 17, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1351 views - 0 comments
    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Unlike many ‘traditional’ classical or church choirs, Natural Voice choirs seldom use written scores. We don‘t assume that singers who attend our workshops have any singing experience or musical education.   We want access to... read more