This year I had the opportunity to capture the journey of the Grande Prairie Boys' Choir up in Canada. It was an incredible experience. I appreciated seeing the way the conductor (Jeannie Vanwynsberghe Pernal) helped steer the choir through all the ups, d...
Nou sien jy hulle en dan is hulle weer skoonveld...
(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog Choral Clarity) Prior to my first day of teaching high school, I was given advice from the person who had just hired me. He told me exactly what I should do on the first day. He ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] I have learnt a great deal since I started my first choir in 1997. WorldSong in Coventry, June 2000 If I were starting a choir again today I may well do t...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] My main skill is as a teacher of songs to those who don’t read music. Photo by elfsternberg Other choir leaders have different s...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Have you noticed how the living dead always have husky laboured breathing? Photo by theogeo I’m beginning to worry that zombies ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] A friend of mine asked the other day: “How do you find songs? And how do you do vocal arrangements of them?” Photo by Jorge Fr...
If you're a beginner Singer and you've just joined a choir, this article is written for you. Maybe you joined the choir because you wanted to test the waters. Maybe you're just too nervous to Sing on your own. Or maybe you jsut enjoy Singing with like mi...
[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....
