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blog: Singing is for life, not just for Christmas

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “Hark the herald angels sing”. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s “Merry Christma...

blog: Looking forward/ Looking back

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Time to look forward to the coming year.   with thanks to my lovely assistant Susie Mendelsson   Look back first to realise all the big mis...

WAYFARING STRANGER - Muzaria
video: WAYFARING STRANGER - Muzaria

#Muzaria #DarrenBartlett #WayfaringStranger www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2000-2020 A haunting rendition of this folk tune featuring soloist Joanne McIntosh and the vocal talents of singing ensemble Muzaria. Music & Lyrics Anon ...  more

blog: Singing out of tune isn’t always a bad thing

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There was an article by Alex Petridis in The Guardian a few years back in which he claimed that:   “singing out of tune can convey emotions tha...

blog: What if the singing session is a success, but you feel like a failure?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a singing workshop or perform a song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...

blog: Singing with a group of strangers – mixing and mingling ideas for learning names

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It always amazes me how surprised people are that a group of strangers can sing harmony together in just a few minutes. It’s not necessary to k...

blog: How close should a vocal arrangement be to the original song?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Some years ago I did some voice-only arrangements of Queen songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listening to a lot of Queen recordings!   ...

blog: “Darling, your technique is showing” – don’t be a singer who is all style and no substance

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It’s usually the case that professional singers have had some sort of training in a particular singing technique.   photo by Kevin Cea...

blog: Using world songs in the classroom: a teacher’s guide to sourcing songs and how to teach them

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Some teachers find themselves having to lead singing sessions at their school. But often they don’t have that much experience of teaching songs ...

We Three Kings - Arranged by Russell Pascoe
video: We Three Kings - arranged by Russell Pascoe

We Three Kings- City of Truro Male choir sing this piece. Words and melody John Henry Hopkins arr. Russell Pascoe. Dedicated to Christian Aid as part of Truro’s Big Christmas Sing - JustGiving page: www.justgiving.com/fundraising/trurobigsing