• Karen Boyce

    Songs for our Mums

    Added May 2, 2015 by Karen Boyce - 1161 views - 0 comments

    The Major Minors Children’s Choir have teamed up with their friends the Hutt Valley Singers to perform this special concert for Mother’s Day. The Children’s choir which is in its 4th year of singing is looking forward to performing its first official concert for 2015 with larger numbers and some very ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    In praise of imperfection in art

    Added April 29, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 989 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some people just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me.     Give me imperfection and humanity any time!   darling, you... read more

  • MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    Only Women Aloud - women’s project choir - starting on Sunday May 3, 2015

    Added April 25, 2015 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 690 views - 0 comments

    Only Women Aloud  - women’s project choir   The School of Hard Knocks is excited to launch the 2015 Melbourne International Singers Festival season of Only Women Aloud, starting Sunday 3rd May.   Only Women Aloud is an un-auditioned women's project choir, which will be led by the... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Hearing ALL the harmonies – you sound better than you think

    Added April 22, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 1276 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the end of each of my one-day workshops I’ve recently started to record all the songs I’ve taught during the day. It’s nice for people to be able to take something away to remind them of the songs. ... read more

  • Andrew Throssell

    ALBION - Andy on Radio 3 - Meet the Choir

    Added April 21, 2015 by Andrew Throssell - 876 views - 0 comments

    So Albion made it on to radio - listen to the whole presentation click below: Hope you enjoy!

  • MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival

    Dr Kirby Shaw – Teacher’s Professional Development Day (Melbourne, 4 June 2015)

    Added April 21, 2015 by MelbourneInternationalSingersFestival - 785 views - 0 comments

    School of Hard Knocks & Melbourne International Singers Festival present: TEACHER’S PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY   Dr Kirby Shaw, Presenter.  Work with the most popular arranger in the world! Kirby Shaw from the United States is a world-renowned expert in choral music education. In this in... read more

  • Tommaso  Conidi

    Filadelfia Choir Festival 2016 -- Italy --

    Added April 20, 2015 by Tommaso Conidi - 1021 views - 0 comments

    INVITATION to theFiladelfia Choir Festival May 19 – 23 , 2016 :The Musical City of EuropeFeaturing the Paolo Serrao Special Award Competitions / ItalyAPPLICATIONS ARE OPENDon't forget to register your Choir!Please, send your application by 30 January 2016Please visit our website : www.associazione-melody.comThe C... read more

  • Bill Heigen

    New YouTube Channel featuring short a cappella arrangements and free sheet music downloads!

    Added April 15, 2015 by Bill Heigen - 1719 views - 0 comments

    Hi! Recently I launched a really nice YouTube Channel called "Choral Good Vibes Project". People can download the arrangements for free! Here is one of the most recent videos:   True Colors   Here is the description of the channel:   "The idea here is to share good vibes using a combination of: ... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Working with a big choir - challenges and solutions

    Added April 15, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 8320 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Size is in the eye of the beholder. How ‘big’ a choir is depends on the context of course, but working with a large group of singers in any circumstances can prove to be difficult.   Photo by -barti... read more

  • Chris Rowbury

    Why singing is bad for you (and 7 reasons why you shouldn’t stop doing it)

    Added April 8, 2015 by Chris Rowbury - 9441 views - 0 comments

    [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People don’t often talk about the downsides of singing.     We constantly bang on about the health benefits, social aspects, etc. but seldom mention the bad bits.   Here are 7 terrible things... read more