First published: http://kellygalbraIthblog.com/2013/07/24/cleopatra/ “Fool! Don’t you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live wIthout you.” Cleopatra A summer vacatio...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a singing workshop or perform a song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It’s usually the case that professional singers have had some sort of training in a particular singing technique. photo by Kevin Cea...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some teachers find themselves having to lead singing sessions at their school. But often they don’t have that much experience of teaching songs ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve suddenly realised I don’t know what to call myself any more. I used to be a ‘choirmaster’ (a term I got from Gareth Malone and...
26.04.2012 | Yellowstone | 10:15 “Dances wIth bison!” Fair enough, you don´t really have a chance to dance wIth a bison. Those down to earth giants are rather in the mood to stroll around or do a slow-mo struggle w...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Unlike many ‘tradItional’ classical or church choirs, Natural Voice choirs seldom use wrItten scores. We don‘t assume that singers who att...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about Audiences at choral concerts. Sangstream rehearsal by fiddledidee But what if your choir doesn’t perform?...
I'm always trying to get more men singing. For some reason some men don't like mixed group, but prefer to sing wIth their own kind. I must admIt that there is something special about hearing all male (or all female) voices in harmony together - i...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In open-access choirs (which don’t audItion), you often find one or two singers who struggle to pItch notes accurately. photo by Jes...
