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the Fourth Choir (temporary name) will focus on perForming great choral works - long and short, new and old, familiar and Forgotten - and aim to sing at the highest competition standards and be semi-professional in a few years time. We think that with al...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Feel like you’re on a treadmill? Constantly learning and practising and planning but never arriving? Not enough time to catch your breath between concer...
You may be teaching yourself how to sing (by reading books and watching videos online) or taking singing lessons to improve your voice. As a beginner singer, you need a lot of real time feedback and guidance. I still remember tak...
the late Ella Fitzgerald, who was known as one of the best female vocalists of her time, was once quoted as saying: “the only thing better than singing is more singing.” In the USA alone, more than 28.5 million people regularly sing in one of ...
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Nothing lasts Forever. there will come a time when you will leave your choir and need someone else to take over. Who will you hand over to...
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[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] You know those people who sing all the time — when they’re cooking, hoovering, gardening, whatever? Well, I’m not one of them. ...
Walking home after choir one night my friend and fellow chorister Barbara and I agreed the hardest piece we’ve ever done was Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis. Here’s what I wrote about it at the time, (referring specifically to the Cr...
