[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...
[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 ...
FRIDAY 24 JULY, 9.15pm ALBION AND ALES at Buxton Festival FringeA late-night performance full of colour and lights... We Sing some of our most colourful songs and everyone gets a pint of Albion Ale (or a glass of wine or juice) to celebrate... TICKE...
One of the things we find with our choir is that during the middle or the year (our New Zealand winter) , we're often plagued with choir members getting sick, wintery bitter weather (so nobody wants to leave their warm homes), or members taking trip...
We've a couple of places left for our #Singing weekend in one of the most beautiful parts of the UK #Hawick in the #ScottishBorders in October and can offer these at the bargain price of £259.00 if you email us directly at mail@timknightmusic.com ! ...
[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...
Relax, research and ready yourself. A good audition can get be your ticket to Sing in your fave group. Whether you are booking an audition for the Stairwell Carollers, or Googling "how to audition for a choir", I want to help yo...
[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...
Community arts organizations create spaces for musicians, visual artists, and dancers ages 5-105 to come together, work together, create together, and engage in a collaborative process that builds relationships across race, culture, ethnicity, gender, soc...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] There are some workshop and choir leaders who work through fear. They are not particularly nice people, but they do get good results. phot...