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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about choosing suitable songs to arrange. Photo by the incredible how This week I want to get down to the nitty gritty of how to create an arrangement. As I pointed ou... 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] A friend of mine asked the other day: “How do you find songs? And how do you do vocal arrangements of them?” Photo by Jorge Franganillo/ Well, it’s a long story and I certainly... read more
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Singing out against domestic violence. The School of Hard Knocks is thrilled to announce that the world premiere of the expanded No Excuses! choral suite will be introduced by Rosie Batty, 2015 Australian of the Year and Australian domestic violence campaigner at the Melbourne Recital Centre on Sunday Ju... 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] A woman came up to me last Saturday and said “I like coming to your workshops because there are always lots of men”. Keen singers from The OK Chorale Little did she know that ... 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] When I started my first ever choir, WorldSong, it was an open-access beginner’s choir and anyone who wanted to sing could join. Over time, as people stuck with the choir, the singing and th... read more
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For the very first time in Brisbane, Dr. Jonathon Welch AM and the School of Hard Knocks presents Australia's most exciting singers' festival for choirs, individual singers, conductors and composers, THE BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL SINGERS FESTIVAL (BISF). Register now at www.schoolofhardknocks.org.au ... read more
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Choirs and Singers from all around the world. Welcome to the capital of music, Salzburg! meeting music proudly announce its new series of choral festival in 2017. Salzburg International Choral Celebration & Competition will be held in June 14-19, 2017 After Budapest meet in another musical city! Choirs may... read more
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...two unique concerts Sunday 12th June at 2pm and 8pm A 'two concerts for one' special offer enables you to see both the School of Hard Knocks ground breaking social justice works. No Excuses! Premiere 2pm & Street Requiem 8pm concerts $43.90 / $38.90 Conc / U18 NO EXCUSES! Singing out a... read more
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INTERNATIONAL CHORAL FESTIVAL “INCANTO MEDITERRANEO” 5th Edition Milazzo, 9th – 15th July 2017 After the huge success of the last edition, which saw the participation of International choirs from over 5 different nations (Estonia, Slovenia, Russia, Taiwan Republic of China, Spain 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] Sometimes in a small group there is just one person out of step with everyone else. Photo by Trish Steel In a large choir, it’s not too much of a problem, but the smaller the group, the mo... read more
