IT was great to see new faces and welcome our new Friends, president and vice-presidents at the Elgar Chorale's summer get-together. Truly an evening of wine, women and Song - there were even a few gentlemen and a mouthwatering feast laid o...
[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] I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other day. the character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a Song. He then proceeded to speak ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Many people have no idea how a Song is learnt by ear. they assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been singing (and l...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in the musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...
"Vincent" by @Don McLean Solo: Brain Joubert Arrangement by Gavin Wild Performed by the Cape Town Youth Choir as part of STBB's 121 year birthday celebrations Conducted by Leon Starker NOTICE: All Covid-19 regulations were followed in the making o... more
A brilliant moment from our concert in Stirling's Tolbooth theatre. :-) 5/5/15
Nahrávka z Noci kostelů kostel sv. Michala v Jirchářích 7. června 2024
Beautiful Easter Song
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] I used to lead a women’s singing group. We tried a Bob Marley Song once. One of the singers used to say: “If it sounds like the Women’s In...
