[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir] In 2014 a Britney Spears recording escaped into The wild which demonstrates that without Auto-Tune her singing can be less than perfect (Experience t...
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir] A concert is looming and There are a couple of songs you don’t know that well. Photo by _foam You’ll need to put in s...
[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...
As a music publisher we obviously publish new music! - The very word 'New' which might also mean that The composer has not been heard of before, seems to put a barrier up in many peoples minds. Of course, every piece of music that exists was new on...
OK so some songs we recorded didn't make The CD "These Islands". Here is one that got away. The Miller of Dee. we will soon be putting up a podcast of The Choral Celebration, for a limited time in The run up to The Grand Depart. Keep your eyes and ears...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir] put me in front of a huge crowd of strangers and I’ll perform loud and proud. Photo by Anirudh Koul But in a room full of friend...
[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...
SABELANI Music Initiative has put on hold workshops due to The Lock Down enforced by The S. African Government on The 27th March.If The Lock Down is lifted on The 16th April as planned we will be celebrating World Voice Day on The 18th April as well as jo...
The community choir I direct recently performed at an assisted living facility in San Diego. After The performance, one of The choir members asked me how I thought we’d done. I went over in my mind The usual choir stuff: we c...
