[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The other weekend 50 singers performed in public to a large, appreciative audience. We performed eight songs in four part harmony, most in foreign languag...

Stiftet i 1925 er Os Mannskor et av Bergensdistriktets eldste mannskor. Historisk og musikalsk er vi sentralt plassert i norsk amatør-korsang. Mannskorets alder og tradisjoner hindrer oss ikke i å se framover og ta opp nye oppgAver og utfordringer. ...  moreStiftet i 1925 er Os Mannskor et av Bergensdistriktets eldste mannskor. Historisk og musikalsk er vi sentralt plassert i norsk amatør-korsang. Mannskorets alder og tradisjoner hindrer oss ikke i å se framover og ta opp nye oppgAver og utfordringer. Vi reiser og synger gjerne i vårt eget land - og i utlandet. På YouTube kan du høre Os Mannskor synge Os sangen, og se bilder fra bygda vår. Repertoar. Vi arbeider med et variert repertoar med stor spennvidde. Det dekker alt frå religiøs musikk til drikkeviser. Gammal og ny musikk, shanty, jazz - inspirert, negro spirituals og elles dei tradisjonelle mannskorverka. Mange forbinder mannskor med 17. mai og gamle tradisjonelle sanger. Os Mannskor stiller villig opp 17. mai med nasjonale musikkskatter, men det er likevel bare en liten del av et frodig bilde. Vi er ikke opptatt av båser når det gjelder musikk. Om den er gammel eller ny, lett eller seriøs, spiller mindre rolle. Det avgjørende er at musikken framføres best mulig og fenger publikum. Oppga...    less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   OK, I’ll admit it up front: I’m a charlatan. I hAve no training for the job which gives me my income. So when it comes to giving starting notes ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.       Bl...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   You know those people who sing all the time — when they’re cooking, hoovering, gardening, whatever? Well, I’m not one of them.   ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I often get asked this at workshops after people hAve struggled to get their tongues around a few foreign songs.     I point out that ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Sometimes I only hAve to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   Often I join in with someone singing a song...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   People come to my singing workshops because they love to sing.   Photo by Rex Pe   But first they hAve to spend time learning songs. &nbs...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “How to sing” is one of the most common requests I get. The answer is simple: open your mouth and let the sound out.   photo by ...

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