This post originally appeared on Helping You Harmonise in December 2011. A discussion over on Choralnet from a couple of weeks back has prompted to me write about a phenomenon I’ve been thinking about for a while. The main subject is about the ro...

Turn on the english subtitles. For english description, see below. En una impresionante muestra de talento, los alumnos de la Secundaria de Colegio Sembradores de Amistad de San Luis Potosí, México nos enseñan que la música es el lenguaje universal que n...  moreTurn on the english subtitles. For english description, see below. En una impresionante muestra de talento, los alumnos de la Secundaria de Colegio Sembradores de Amistad de San Luis Potosí, México nos enseñan que la música es el lenguaje universal que nos une a todos y rompe todas las barreras de distancia y tiempo. Cada uno de ellos se ha aprendido y grabado individualmente con su voz o instrumento una parte de esta canción original, para después juntarlas para dar como resultado este maravilloso despliegue hecho por estos jóvenes de entre 13 y 15 años con motivo de la ceremonia de graduación de la generación 2011-2014. Estos jóvenes nos demuestran que lo único que hace falta para lograr tus metas es arriesgarte y dar todo de tí. Más de la tercera parte de ellos (incluída la solista) jamás habían cantado en público hasta este momento. La música nos une, permite alzar nuestra voz al universo y con ella "Ni la distancia podrá separarnos". Composición y Producción: Prof. Homar Sánchez Díaz Solistas: ...    less

Every Wednesday at 2pm GMT, join Ben on Homechoir's YouTube channel to learn a different short piece of choral music. Follow the score on-screen as Ben teaches every note of every voice part in Turn before bringing everyone together for a final sing-throu...  moreEvery Wednesday at 2pm GMT, join Ben on Homechoir's YouTube channel to learn a different short piece of choral music. Follow the score on-screen as Ben teaches every note of every voice part in Turn before bringing everyone together for a final sing-through. Develop your repertoire, learn new voice parts of old favourites, or rehearse for an upcoming choir performance or rehearsal.  

Happy New Year to one and all... just think.... This time next year you could be a millionaire .... you could also be reminiscing about your wonderful Singing Holiday to Launde Abbey and patting yourself on the back for booking early and banking the sa...

Awake the Harp preparing my conducting recital back in 2015

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was running a one-day workshop a while back and it seemed to me that the whole thing wasn’t gelling. People seemed uninspired, energy was low, and i...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]The world can be a scary and upsetting place. When I wrote this back in 2016, here in the UK we were witnessing political infighting, uncertain futures, auster...

JazzVocals @ Chor Open Stage II 09.06.2012 II Parochialkirche Berlin II T. & M.: Michael Jackson, Arr.: The Idea of North

[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...

[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...