Beautiful worship song by Kelly Carpenter, arranged by Dan Galbraith and performed by Salvacosta. This track features on The Salvacosta album True Colours. www.darrenbartlett.co.uk Copyright DMB MUSIC 2016

an class="view_more">Rooftops - for two unaccompanied altos Words and music composed and performed by David W Solomons composed as I walked one day from Denning Point in The East End to sing at a service at St Michael's Cornhill around 1986 (The streets were actually empty...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">Rooftops - for two unaccompanied altos Words and music composed and performed by David W Solomons composed as I walked one day from Denning Point in The East End to sing at a service at St Michael's Cornhill around 1986 (The streets were actually empty on Sunday mornings in those days!)  an>

an class="view_more">DID YOU KNOW THAT SINGING CHanGES YOUR BRAIN? You’re invited to experience The joy, freedom and inspiration of song at your local With One Voice choir! Neuroscience proves singing makes people happier, healthier, smarter and more creative. Creat...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">DID YOU KNOW THAT SINGING CHanGES YOUR BRAIN? You’re invited to experience The joy, freedom and inspiration of song at your local With One Voice choir! Neuroscience proves singing makes people happier, healthier, smarter and more creative. Creativity Australia (www.creativityaustralia.org.au) is building a happier, healthier, more inclusive nation through The life-changing With One Voice program. We bridge The gap between people experiencing disadvantage and those more fortunate through The neuro-scientific benefits of community singing. We build supportive networks that help people connect to brighter futures. Creativity Australia is delighted to offer a suite of With One Voice “how to” guide videos, resources and mentoring for individuals, groups and communities looking to start new, inclusive With One Voice choirs using our innovative social franchise model. TogeTher, we can change The world… one voice at a time. With One Voice choirs are led by professional conductors and meet weekly, fo...    lessan>

an class="view_more">DID YOU KNOW THAT SINGING CHanGES YOUR BRAIN? You’re invited to experience The joy, freedom and inspiration of song at your local With One Voice choir! Neuroscience proves singing makes people happier, healthier, smarter and more creative. Creat...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">DID YOU KNOW THAT SINGING CHanGES YOUR BRAIN? You’re invited to experience The joy, freedom and inspiration of song at your local With One Voice choir! Neuroscience proves singing makes people happier, healthier, smarter and more creative. Creativity Australia (www.creativityaustralia.org.au) is building a happier, healthier, more inclusive nation through The life-changing With One Voice program. We bridge The gap between people experiencing disadvantage and those more fortunate through The neuro-scientific benefits of community singing. We build supportive networks that help people connect to brighter futures. Creativity Australia is delighted to offer a suite of With One Voice “how to” guide videos, resources and mentoring for individuals, groups and communities looking to start new, inclusive With One Voice choirs using our innovative social franchise model. TogeTher, we can change The world… one voice at a time. With One Voice choirs are led by professional conductors and meet weekly, fo...    lessan>

World Youth Choir, conductor Hak Wan Yoon, China 2008

an class="view_more">Raising voices, raising spirits Ignite Gospel Choir was founded by Keara Sheeran... In Oct of 2008 I returned to The Jes church, The place I had grown up with my faTher running The folk mass choir. He had retired 12 years previously. What was once a p...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">Raising voices, raising spirits Ignite Gospel Choir was founded by Keara Sheeran... In Oct of 2008 I returned to The Jes church, The place I had grown up with my faTher running The folk mass choir. He had retired 12 years previously. What was once a packed out mass full of joy and prayer, families and young couples, singles and religious, was now a quieter mass with no choir and I saddened by this. I offered my services as a singer and musician to come and provide music for The 5:30 mass and within a few short weeks I returned to The place I consider my spiritual home. I had not purposely set out to start a choir but people began to approach me with a desire to sing and it was a need within The community I was not going to Ignore. On The 12th Dec 2008 The Jes Gospel Choir was birThed with 5 singers and me & it was a wonderful experience and we received a very warm welcome. Within a year The choir grew to over 15 members and some musicians. The wonderful thing about this choir is that it is a choir th...    lessan>

an class="view_more">Народный коллектив России Академический Хор Нижегородского государственного университета (ННГУ). Выступление на Международном хоровом фестивале в Санкт-Петербурге 30 мая 2009. Русская народная песня (обр. И. Семенкова) - Вдоль по питерской. Nizhny Novgor...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">Народный коллектив России Академический Хор Нижегородского государственного университета (ННГУ). Выступление на Международном хоровом фестивале в Санкт-Петербурге 30 мая 2009. Русская народная песня (обр. И. Семенкова) - Вдоль по питерской. Nizhny Novgorod State University Academic Choir (NNSU Choir). Performance at The International Choral Festival in Saint Petersburg, 05/30/2009. Russian Folk song (arr. I. Semenkova) - Vdol Po Piterskoi (Along The Piterskaya).  an>

an class="view_more">"High On The Hill" Music and lyrics by D. Zakaras, The church of St. CaTherine of Alexandria, 2010, St.Petersburg The song is about The eternal human desire to seek its star, loving heart and desire to realize his dream. «На высоком холме» му...  ore_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">morean>an class="view_more" style="display:none;">"High On The Hill" Music and lyrics by D. Zakaras, The church of St. CaTherine of Alexandria, 2010, St.Petersburg The song is about The eternal human desire to seek its star, loving heart and desire to realize his dream. «На высоком холме» музыка и слова: Донатас Закарас Песня о вечном стремлении человека к поискам своей звезды, любящего сердца и желанию воплотить в жизнь свою мечту.  an>

[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...