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Hello everyone, I wanted to let you know about a book/ cd set that Ive just published. It's a collection of Makwayera style songs from Zimbabwe and includes 12 transcriptions and an accompanying CD of field recordings (24 tracks). Makwayera singing is a rich tradition: those of you familiar with South African ... 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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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We bandy terms around like ‘authentic voice’ and ‘natural voice’ when we talk about singing. photo by Jean Spector But how do we know when singers are truly being themselves? ... 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] Apparently it’s the summer break here in the UK. The weather is sunny, choir doesn’t start back until September, kids are off school and ice cream vans are cruising the streets. Photo by Yiannis L... read more
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Photo: Markus Eckardt Western Sydney University is currently conducting an online study investigating the perception of choral singing. The results of the study will tell us something about why some choirs sound better than others. If you agree to participate in the study, you will be asked ... read more
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Sun of Italy 17 – 20 June 2018 | 08 – 11 July 2018 – Pesaro, Italy16 – 19 June 2019 | 07 – 10 July 2019 – Pesaro, ItalyYou'll find a lot to like about Pesaro. The town's setting is perfect, with beaches of fine golden sand fringing the Adriatic, a backd... read more
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Choirs! Singers! If you are in Berlin November 4-10, 2019, come join your voices to sing memories of the Berlin Wall! http://lisabielawa.net/mauer-broadcast-en http://lisabielawa.net/mauer-broadcast-de “Mauer Broadcast” is a 16-minute composition in which the public has the opportunity to come together a... read more
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Today I want to tell you what I plan to offer you between now and May 2022. That is why in this post I will talk about the next consortia, Music for Choir and Orchestra, ACDA conference 2022 and acquisition of works online. So, here we go: It is clear that the sense of communitarianism is... read more
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If you like to be part of the program on XIII International choir festival "Music and sea" in PAralia, Greece please visit our webside: www.magculture.mk
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If you’re a singer on your way to a voice lesson, rehearsal, or audition, it’s always good to do a bit of warming up in the car, because there are few things more annoying to music directors than singers wasting time complaining that they’re not warmed up yet when there’s real work to be done, s... read more
