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blog: Will Weight Gain or Weight Loss Affect My Singing?

If you have lost or gained weight then it can have an effect on your Singing voice, in terms of pitch and timbre. A study on classical singers by Rebekah K Smeltzer of the University of Miami, showed that your weight affects your airflow and con...

The Little Choir
group: The Little Choir

A small Singing group from the Tamar Valley in Cornwall, we specialise in sacred and secular, ancient and contemporary choral music. We have a growing reputation for Singing in concert. We are also available for hire to sing in church services, including ...  more

blog: Singing in a group is a learnt skill – if you find it hard, it doesn’t mean you can’t sing

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many people won’t consider joining a choir or going to a Singing workshop because they believe they can’t ‘sing’. Yet ask them to s...

Shape-Note Singing by Tony Quarrington WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE
video: Shape-Note Singing by Tony Quarrington WORLD PREMIERE PERFORMANCE

Shape-Note Singing by Tony Quarrington Commissioned by Cantores Celestes Directed by Kelly Galbraith Kate Carver, piano Anne Lindsay, violin Tony Quarrington, guitar Stuart Laughton, trumpet Jordan O'Connor, bass April 22, 2017 'Sing Sea to Sea' L...  more

blog: Exciting Year for Singing

  The Hutt Valley Singers have been busily preparing a full and exciting year of Singing for 2015, starting off with a performance of Karl Jenkins ‘The Armed Man’ with the Upper Hutt Brass Band and the Wainuiomata Choir. This popular wor...

blog: Your Singing voice: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I wrote a post a a few years back called Do you need Singing lessons in order to sing?   Photo by Anna Strumillo   My main point was ...

blog: The challenges of running a drop-in Singing group (and why you shouldn’t start one)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people run ‘drop-in’ Singing sessions. People can drop in on any session they want, there is no commitment and no signing up for a ‘...

Alive and Singing® - Sweet Child Of Mine
video: Alive and Singing® - Sweet Child Of Mine

Alive and Singing perform "Sweet Child Of Mine", by Guns N' Roses (Axl Rose, Slash, Izzy Stradlin, Duff McKagan, Steven Adler), arranged and conducted by Jamie Serafi, on Saturday 22nd June 2013 at Gordon Craig Theatre, Stevenage, as part of the Stevenage...  more

blog: Singing in harmony 2 – small group skills

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about some of the skills needed to be able to sing in harmony. Most of them were focused on Singing in a large choir. This w...

blog: Singing Safari arrives after 6 weeks on the road

The Singing Safari has been on the road for five weeks now collecting exotic songs from all over the world. Just 6 days to go before we arrive at Holywells Park in Ipswich to perform the songs we've gathered. Tired, dusty and a few less people in o...