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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week in How to teach (and learn) a song by ear 1 I wrote about the oral tradition, teaching by ear, starting notes and Breaking a song down into...
When you already belong to a community, have you ever thought that perhaps you know eveyone you need to know and there is no need to know more people? or you believe you need to meet many more people in order to have access to either fun activities, netw...
[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...
We are sorry to announce disappointing, upsetting news. After 4 ½ years of ambitious, adventurous music-Making, Albion is coming to an end. It’s been tremendously hard to contemplate this as a way forward, and equally so to decide on it....
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As a member of the Natural Voice Network I share their belief that everybody can sing and nobody should be excluded from music-Making. Which is why n...
(This post was orginally written for the Embro Thistle Singers blog.) I think sometimes we get so focused on Making the music as directors and singers, we forget that the people around us have "baggage" good and bad that we need to unpack before ...
ore">In this special Oxford Series episode, I catch Dr. Zanaida Robles for a conversation about her philosophy as a composer, as well as the way all of her musical and personal identities mingle to create a context for her music Making. We discuss the composit... ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreore" style="display:none;">In this special Oxford Series episode, I catch Dr. Zanaida Robles for a conversation about her philosophy as a composer, as well as the way all of her musical and personal identities mingle to create a context for her music Making. We discuss the compositional process, including the philosophy she holds related to the "end product" for singers. Namely, the importance of the singers exploring their own communities and connections WHILE also exploring the music. We also bounce ideas back and forth related to composers having to be careful about "over refining" a composition, as well as the music world's attempt to balance goals of equity with the human need for each composer to be valued based on their OWN music and individual expression. You won't want to miss this conversation!If you enjoy this content, please consider supporting the show at http://www.patreon.com/choralosophy for as little as 3$ a month AND receive subscriber only content there. Please support our sponsors by checking out these sites. Be su less
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We are not all born equal. Some have longer legs which helps them to win at hurdles or the high jump. Some have longer fingers which helps them to play jazz ...
