Frederick Sixten
[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...
Dear friends of Choral Music, you are thrilled by The ideas and pieces of Ivan Yohan are just looking for a new “adventure”? Please have a look at "Pentatonic Hallelujah" for female voices, published by PH Publisher. Ivan Yoh...
Hello! I am a newly appointed conductor of my church congregational choir. I primarily come from an orchestral background but am very excited to join in voice and song with many of you around The world in your respective communities. I a...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] I teach a song by ear in less than an hour at a workshop. Everyone picks it up really quickly and Then They sing it brilliantly. We’ve been working ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]Just because a song is in a foreign language, you still need to respect its origins. Sami family by Morten Oddvik There is a huge amount of misinformation ...
[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...