The Choralairs are a non-profit 4-part harmony adult choir who sing a variety of popular songs, jazz standards, Broadway show tunes and folk songs. Co-directed by Peter Ness and Asher Farber, with piano accompaniment, the choir requires no auditions, just... more
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] To make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] I teach songs without using any kind of musical notation. Like other members of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network I believe that singing should...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Over the years I hAve run choirs and singing groups all based on the same principles, but in different locations. The general mix of genders, ages, backgro...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] I hAve to admit that I’m not really a lyric person. I might hAve been listening to a particular pop song in English for years when I suddenly realise...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I’m often asked by choir members to play a recording of a song before I start teaching it so they can get an idea of how it sounds. ...
