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blog: How to cope with learning by ear if you usually read music notation

[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...

blog: Conduct with Charisma - reminder

Calling all choral directors:   Quick reminder that the early-bird booking discount for the Conduct with Charisma workshop ends on 16 December 2011. Now is a great time to send in your booking before it can get caught up in the Christmas post! &nb...

blog: Production and Production Capacity in the Choral Rehearsal

This post originally appeared on www.HelpingYouHarmonise.com   One of the foundational concepts in Stephen Covey’s book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People is the distinction between production and production capacity.* Productio...

blog: What I did on my summer holiday – why we all need a break sometime

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Apparently it’s the summer break here in the UK. The weather is sunny, choir doesn’t start back until September, kids are off school and ice c...

blog: How to sing songs from other cultures more authentically

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about why you shouldn’t be too quick to dismiss songs that aren’t in English. T. E. Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) This week ...

blog: Effective ways to recruit more men for your choir #getmensinging

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Lots of mixed choirs don’t have enough male singers, and many established male voice choirs are not managing to find younger recruits (see my series of ...

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Concerto de Natal dado na Igreja de Santa Isabel no dia 8 de dezembro de 2013

blog: Fresh blood: the pros and cons of letting new singers join your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   As choir starts back after a break, you might notice a few new faces in the ranks.   photo by Scott A. Thornbloom   Bringing in new r...

blog: Using dance moves to learn, remember and perform songs better

 [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some time ago I tried a new idea (for me any way) for helping people to learn songs.   Photo by Ramesh Lalwani   I decided to associa...