Tallis: How Shall I Sing - The Waldorf Students choir, conductor: László Bencze. Recorded on 10. 04. 2011. in the BTM Castle Museum, Budapest. The melody is a version of the third tune from the Nine Tunes for Archbishop Parker's Psalter "Why Fum'th In ... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I teach a song in the morning and it’s sounding pretty good. photo by kalavinka Then after lunch I get the group to stand f...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Learning and polishing a song can be a long process. Some people find it a chore and can’t wait to get to the end result: a public performance....
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]As we saw last week, many singers struggle with finding (and keeping) their starting notes. photo by Albin Olsson What can make it even harder is if a man ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] You get what you ask for, so be careful how you seek feedback! photo by Howard Lake When designing feedback forms, less is more. Here&r...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] A few years ago I started a discussion on my blog about Why men won’t sing. time for another song by willposh At around t...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] My real love is to teach a lot of relatively simple songs so people can spend more time singing and less time learning in a workshop (see We’ve come ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I run singing workshops all over the place (why not book me and try one?). Photo by C. Moses At some places the workshops are full and...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Back in 2012 The Guardian started a project called Six Songs of Me that asks which songs matter most to each of us on a personal level (the pro...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many choirs use written notation to learn and perform songs. Over time singers can come to depend on having the dots in front of them. pho...
