Tel Aviv's newest A Cappella group Singing a mixture of modern and popular classics.
Bridgnorth Choral Society are delighted to announce and welcome the appointment of local musician Sally Barras as their new accompanist. Originally from the South-east, Sally obtained a BMus(Hons) degree from Cardiff University before reloc...
Vokollage is a student choir of the University in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, conducted by Donia Surowiec. In this video they sing an eight part a capella arrangement of a very famous Dutch folksong. The silver fleet (de Zilvervloot) was an annual con... 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] Last weekend I ran a Singing workshop for 40 strangers. As always everyone worked well together (no prima donnas!) and we produced a wonderful sound at the...
[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 th...
[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 th...
