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It’s pretty amazing how we pigeon-hole people’s talents and skills. All of us do it, most of the time unknowingly. Our new temporary Musical Director, for the adults Choir I play piano for, has some amazing warm ups and he loves taking the choir through them. Sometimes it takes 15-20 minutes to war... read more
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Having been a director, I acknowledge that through the years I have fallen prey to using cheap techniques – “tricks” that skirted around the issues of posture, tone production, breathing, vowel formation, physical awareness, and aural skills. These were temporary patches over a myriad of pro... read more
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Welcome Ministry a communal response to poverty, presents the California premieres of Street Requiem: for those who have died on the street by Kathleen McGuire, Andy Payne & Jonathon Welch AM with additional orchestrations by Steven Couch Saturday, Aug 29 - 7pm Old First Presbyterian Church 1751 ... 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] Have you ever been swept along by the enthusiasm of a singing session only to feel drained at the end or with a sore throat and aching legs? Really, really tired by Evers' Project 365 Blog Have ... read more
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World of Choirs 29 April – 02 May 2018 – Pesaro, Italy Pesaro .. the idyllic location of tranquility for our Festival World of Choirs!The atmosphere of an unforgetable holiday in the famous Italian city of Pesaro is unique and fabulous ... luxurious palaces and parks, a gentle sea, museums an... 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 teach a song by ear in less than an hour at a workshop. Everyone picks it up really quickly and then they sing it brilliantly. We’ve been working on the same song with my very accomplished weekly choir for quite... 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
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Teddington Choral Society (TCS) and its Musical Director, Julian Collings, are delighted to announce their forthcoming spring concert. April 1st 2023 at 7:30pm All Saints Church 14-16 Market Place Kingston, KT1 1JP The concert will feature two powerful compositions; Mozart’s Vesperae solennes d... 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
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It’s that time again here in the UK: Choir of the Year 2012 auditions are under way. Quite often choir members come up to me to ask why we don’t enter. I tell them that’s it&rsquo... read more
