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blog: How to stand and sIng without gettIng backache

[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...

blog: KatrIna's Song

  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...

blog: Galaxias What do you thInk of the message of this piece?

When I wrote Galaxies I thought "No matter how far away we are, each person is like a star that shInes and gives warmth to Those who love and value. It is like a galaxy where each star, although separated by thousands of light Years, is part of a communit...

blog: Award NomInation

We are delighted to anNounce we have been NomInated as a FInalist (Arts and Culture), Upper Hutt In the WellIngton Airport Regional Community Awards 2014.   Our choir is only 2 1/2 years old and this special recognition ackNowleges the volunteer wo...

blog: Can you joIn a choir if you can’t hit a Note?

[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...

blog: Lip trillIng and bubblIng – is it useful (and how to do it properly)?

[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...

blog: The 7 elements of vocal blend and how to control them

[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...

blog: How to prepare new choir members for their first visit

[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...

blog: If you’re a man, do you have to be a ‘bloke’ In order to sIng?

[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...

blog: Why you need many different ways of tellIng your sIngers the same thIng

[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...