We have an outdoor choir and baby/toddler friendly indoor choirs. We are welcoming, friendly and relaxed with no requirement for previous experience of the ability to read music.
[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...
This post was orginally found on our Embro Thistle Singers blog. I remember when we had Professional Development Days when I was teaching, the teachers would complain that they were more tired that day than from a whole day of teaching. I had had...
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire... Voices ringing in your ear(phones) .. Yuletide carols being sung by our choir... Merry Christmas to YOU ❤️ Wir sagen Danke für Eure Treue auch in diesem „kontaktlosen“ 2020, in dem wir uns Euch trotzdem erstaunlich... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Even though I’ve been teaching for almost 30 years, I still get affected by that glum-looking face in the third row. ... and it's no...
UBI CARITAS : Music by Ivo Antognini This piece was composed for the Concert Choir, Gary R. Schwartzhoff, conductor, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Eau Claire, Wisconsin Matthew Curtis sings all the Voices The piece is published by CollaVoce ... more
Μες στην καρδιά μου κλείνω την Ελλάδα Μουσική-Ποίηση Μίκης Θεοδωράκης. Από την πρώτη ηχογράφηση και CD των Αλεξανδρινών Φωνών τον Ιούλιο του 2001. Διεύθυνση: Ελένη Θεοδωρίδου -- Γρηγόρης Σαββόπουλος Πιάνο Κώστας Παντελίδης Στίχοι -- Ποίηση: ... more
If you’re a singer on your way to a voice lesson, rehearsal, or audition, it’s always good to do a bit of warming up in the car, because there are few things more annoying to music directors than singers wasting time complaining that they&rsqu...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many’s the time I see Ann lean over to Gill (not their real names) to help her get her part right. And every time I see a pained expression on ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It’s the final rehearsal before your big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of singers (the usual suspects...
