• Charl Asuit

    London City Singers Open Evening

    Added August 25, 2011 by Charl Asuit - 842 views - 0 comments

    In order to drive up our membership numbers and create more awareness of our craft, London City Singers is having an open evening where women of all ages an opportunity to discover a cappella four part harmony singing. It will be on 13 September 2011, Tuesday, from 6:30pm-9pm at City Temple along Holborn Viaduct (neare... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Being in a choir FAQs - Part 3

    Added August 25, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1175 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For the last two weeks I've been sharing a series of 'Frequently asked questions' that I wrote as a result of questionnaires that I used to send round my choir. There was Part 1, then Part 2, and now the final Part 3. ... read more

  • Tim Knight

    Wanted choirs that need new members and larger audiences!

    Added August 24, 2011 by Tim Knight - 1265 views - 0 comments

    with the kind permission of the site owner I just wanted to pop a couple of Paragraphs from the latest edition of 'The survival of your choir' book, this book has been around since 2002 and received excellent reviews from choirs and the music press, really it covers all the non music things that a choir should be think... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Being in a choir FAQs - Part 2

    Added August 18, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1372 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I began to share a series of 'Frequently asked questions' that I wrote as a result of questionnaires that I used to send round my choir. Here is part 2, the final part 3 next week.   Photo by Toni Kaar... read more

  • Mark Burstow

    Barbershop, Bagpipes and Inspiration

    Added August 16, 2011 by Mark Burstow - 1539 views - 0 comments

    THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED IN WWW.ONLINEREHEARSALS.BLOGSPOT.COM To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor - Oliver Wendell Holmes It's the choir off-season at the moment, a time to rest, reflect and generally restore , ready to... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Being in a choir FAQs - Part 1

    Added August 10, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1876 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Occasionally I give questionnaires to choir members in order to get feedback on how people are finding the weekly sessions, what songs they like best, how things can be improved, what people find difficult, etc.   ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    I'm only going to say this once

    Added August 4, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1081 views - 0 comments

    [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Conductor Kenneth Woods wrote on his blog a while back (As I was just saying) about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in rehearsals.   Photo by woodleywonderworks   Why, oh why, can&rsqu... read more

  • Summer soiree success

    Added July 29, 2011 by Juliette Holtom - 968 views - 0 comments

    IT was great to see new faces and welcome our new Friends, president and vice-presidents at the Elgar Chorale's summer get-together.   Truly an evening of wine, women and song - there were even a few gentlemen and a  mouthwatering feast laid out too!   Chorale socials always prove to be great fun and... read more

  • Danny Amir

    End Of Season Song

    Added July 28, 2011 by Danny Amir - 1333 views - 0 comments

    Last weekend we ended a very fulfilling season with a choir party. To celebrate we all sang our version of "Seasons Of Love" from the musical Rent, lyrics by our conductor Jeanne Rabin (www.jeannerabin.com). You are all welcome to sing along (here's a link to youtube for the music - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Using dance moves to learn, remember and perform songs better

    Added July 27, 2011 by Chris Rowbury - 1692 views - 0 comments

     [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some time ago I tried a new idea (for me any way) for helping people to learn songs.   Photo by Ramesh Lalwani   I decided to associate a different movement/ gesture with each musical phrase to see ... read more