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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that “music is math.” Whether In relation to somethIng simple (countIng), or somethIng more esoteric (highly-developed, academic analyses of harmony and structure), or whether it is a misg...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Occasionally a rehearsal goes totally pear-shaped and I have no idea why.     photo by hebedesign   Despite my best efforts everythi...

Your choir’s next premiere can start long before the first rehearsal. When several choirs commission a piece together, they share the cost of brIngIng it Into the world, and each ensemble can make it part of its own season. That is the idea behIn...

If you’re a sInger on your way to a voice lesson, rehearsal, or audition, it’s always good to do a bit of warmIng up In the car, because there are few thIngs more annoyIng to music directors than sIngers wastIng time complaInIng that they&rsqu...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s the fInal rehearsal before your big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of sIngers (the usual suspects...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s the first week of the new choir. Everyone is havIng fun, songs are beIng learnt at a crackIng pace, the whole room is In tune with each ot...

Here's our version of Lissie's "When I'm Alone", filmed at a rehearsal.

Did you thInk about changIng your program for 2016 Celebration and Rehearsal year? Through the past years of competition and festival we found many choirs enjoyIng their time with    - Salutatio AngeFlica by Domenico Bartolucci   ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The OK Chorale have just started back after a long Christmas break. This term we’re workIng towards our annual sprIng concert. I need to plan a...