Musica is an un-auditioned, community choir. We sing everything from Schubert to Gospel. We love to challenge ourselves and try new things. We come together every week because we LOVE to make music together and we love the way singing makes us Feel :)

[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...

We are a community choir taught mostly by ear. We do provide music for those who want it, but you are not required to audition or read music. All are welcome. We do a fun variety of world music, pop classics, and whatever else we Feel like. We do one perf...  moreWe are a community choir taught mostly by ear. We do provide music for those who want it, but you are not required to audition or read music. All are welcome. We do a fun variety of world music, pop classics, and whatever else we Feel like. We do one performance per session, and ask our audience to sing along too. We are a welcoming and warm and eclectic group.  

Salvacosta sing this Chilcott/Jennings masterpiece with such conviction and passion - you can Feel that they believe every word! He is so small the stars bow down the fierce winds ease their breath, And careful shepherds look upon the one unsullied bi...  moreSalvacosta sing this Chilcott/Jennings masterpiece with such conviction and passion - you can Feel that they believe every word! He is so small the stars bow down the fierce winds ease their breath, And careful shepherds look upon the one unsullied birth. They kneel and stare while time seems gone and Goodness rules the earth. The blight on man is all undone, and there will be no more death, For though this child will be nailed on a cross, He'll be so since he is the jewel of untold worth. For him all stars have shone, have shone, have shone, shone........... Music - Bob Chilcott Lyrics - Elizabeth Jennings Copyright Oxford University Press 2012 Performed by Salvacosta Keys - Alvin Allison Recorded Live at St Aldhelms 10/12/16 Video Creation - Kingsbere Designs www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2016  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It always seems to be the basses who forget their part. I used to think it was a bloke thing, but now I realise that there are Good reasons why it’s h...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is often a mismatch between how Good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are.     Some people vastly ov...

[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...

''Harbor Light has a distinctly Brazilian Feel in the chorus with the addition of percussive instruments typically associated with any Bossa Nova. The flute brings a softness and the guiro adds intrigue to this rhythmic new melody set to the traditional h...  more''Harbor Light has a distinctly Brazilian Feel in the chorus with the addition of percussive instruments typically associated with any Bossa Nova. The flute brings a softness and the guiro adds intrigue to this rhythmic new melody set to the traditional hymnal words." Music - Stephen Bulla Lyrics - Philip Bliss Copyright The Salvation Army Performed by Salvacosta Keys - Alvin Allison Flute - James Cairns Flute Arr. - Alvin Allison DMB Music www.dmbmusic.co.uk  

(This post was orginally written for the Embro Thistle Singers blog.)   I think sometimes we get so focused on making the music as directors and singers, we forget that the people around us have "baggage" Good and bad that we need to unpack before ...