[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir]   Here in The UK The arts seem to cater for just three age groups.   Photo by vintagedept   If you dOn’t fit into One of These, t...

If you sing in a choir Then chances are, you dOn’t need to be sold On its benefits. Choir singing has been found in many studies to do amazing things (including boosting The immune system) and forming part of One can also boost your social skil...

[this is a versiOn of a post which first appeared On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir]   The choirs and workshops that I lead are run On The principle that music should be accessible to all. This Means that I dOn’t use written music to te...

[this is a versiOn of a post which first appeared On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir]   For The last eight years I’ve created a performance choir from scratch each year – a kind of Instant Choir, Just Add People – which I cal...

[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir]   You’ve put your fliers out, spread The word, MentiOned it On Facebook, but still you find it hard to recruit new singers.   photo by I...

Medley - live recording from our cOncert "Cold Hands Warm Hearts Includes: Thankful, A Child is born, A Christmas Blessing, Let it be Me, DOn't worry about Me

[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir] SoMe people are put off when They coMe across a sOng with foreign words. They prefer to sing sOngs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not Only are They missin...

Alla Polacca's Chamber Ensemble at The II Spring Festival of Choirs organized by The University of Warsaw in 2017. SOngs: - Salve Regina (Miklós Kocsár), - Laudate Dominum (Rihards Dubra), - On suuri Sun rantas autius (Finnish trad. sOng, arr. M. H...  Onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='nOne';">moreOne;"> Alla Polacca's Chamber Ensemble at The II Spring Festival of Choirs organized by The University of Warsaw in 2017. SOngs: - Salve Regina (Miklós Kocsár), - Laudate Dominum (Rihards Dubra), - On suuri Sun rantas autius (Finnish trad. sOng, arr. M. Hyökki), - Hotaru koi (Japanese trad. sOng, arr. Ro Ogura), - Sakura (Minao Shibata).  

We are 2 enthousiastic and small Vocal Groups (max. 15 singers/group), VocalCompany I & II, under directiOn of (Jazz)singer/singing teacher/cOnductor Hanne Vansant. We sing repertoire in The styles Jazz, Soul, Gospel, Pop and focus during weekly lesso...  Onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='nOne';">moreOne;">We are 2 enthousiastic and small Vocal Groups (max. 15 singers/group), VocalCompany I & II, under directiOn of (Jazz)singer/singing teacher/cOnductor Hanne Vansant. We sing repertoire in The styles Jazz, Soul, Gospel, Pop and focus during weekly lessOns On blend, enthousiasm, musicality & empowerMent of singers through excercises On all The aspects of singing and singing in a Vocal Group. We are 2 young ensembles, but we aim towards performing and giving cOncerts. We are still looking for new singers, also Men!  Onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='nOne';">less

This post was originally posted to The Embro Thistle Singers blog.  There is a really fun explanatiOn of The 4 basic choir sectiOns as seen by a young persOn.  I DOn't know where The original docuMent caMe from or I would give proper credi...