Wow 40 years! Where did the time go? I've always been one of the oldest members of the Stairwell Carollers - if not the OLDEST - at our choir's 20th anniversary In 1997 I was 41, but still didn't look a day over 30. Pierre had HAIR - and I sh...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was runnIng a workshop recently, and somebody grabbed me In the break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. &n...
The Brazilian Virtual Choir Lab In Australia - August to October 2021 FInal Project Song: Desde que o Samba é Samba Composer: Caetano Veloso Arrangement: Patricia Costa e Vicente Costa Nucci Soprano Annika Wagar CorIna Horstra Dea Hughes... Ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">more k" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less
Hello! I am a newly appoInted conductor of my church congregational choir. I primarily come from an orchestral background but am very excited to joIn In voice and song with many of you around the world In your respective communities. I a...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I teach a song by ear In less than an hour at a workshop. Everyone picks it up really quickly and then they sIng it brilliantly. We’ve been workIng ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Just because a song is In a foreign language, you still need to respect its origIns. Sami family by Morten Oddvik There is a huge amount of misInformation ...
[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 is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] To make sIngIng as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to havIng a score In their...
Il Hilwa di - Egipto Letra: Badie´Khayri Música: Sheikh Sayed Darwish Arr. Virgil Sequeira