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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...

blog: Christmas comes but once a year — so when to learn all the carols?

[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: New choir season, new ideas – but how much can you really change?

[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: Is it time to hand your choir over to another leader?

[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...