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blog: Avoid jargOn: make sure we're all speaking The saMe language

[this is a versiOn of a post which first appeared On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir]   Unlike many ‘traditiOnal’ classical or church choirs, Natural Voice choirs seldom use written scores. We dOn‘t assuMe that singers who att...

blog: Choirs that dOn’t perform - why On earth not??!!

[this is a versiOn of a post which first appeared On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir]   Last week I wrote about Audiences at choral cOncerts.   Sangstream rehearsal by fiddledidee   But what if your choir doesn’t perform?...

blog: Men's harmOny singing improvers weekend 13-15 November, Cambridgeshire

I'm always trying to get more Men singing.   For soMe reasOn soMe Men DOn't like mixed group, but prefer to sing with Their own kind. I must admit that There is soMething special about hearing all male (or all female) voices in harmOny togeTher - i...

blog: Help! How to deal with choir Members who sing out of tune?

[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir]   In open-access choirs (which dOn’t auditiOn), you often find One or two singers who struggle to pitch notes accurately.   photo by Jes...

FEELING GOOD - Nina Simone - cover (cgvp)
video: FEELING GoOD - Nina SimOne - cover (cgvp)

Feeling Good by Nina SimOne (excerpt) "Birds flying high You know how I feel Sun in The sky You know how I feel Breeze driftin' On by You know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for Me And I'm feeling Good" Follow Me:...  Onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='nOne';">moreOne;">Feeling Good by Nina SimOne (excerpt) "Birds flying high You know how I feel Sun in The sky You know how I feel Breeze driftin' On by You know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for Me And I'm feeling Good" Follow Me: Twitter - https://twitter.com/billheigen Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/billheigencomposer Linkedin - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-heigen/65/385/702/en Instagram - https://instagram.com/billheigen/ Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/bill-heigen  Onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='nOne';">less

blog: Do you need singing lessOns in order to sing?

[this is a versiOn of a post which first appeared On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir]   I often get enquiries from people looking for One-to-One singing lessOns. I tell Them that unfortunately I dOn’t offer Them.     I...

Amazing Grace - Eriks Esenvalds
video: Amazing Grace - Eriks Esenvalds

The Stellenbosch University Choir performing Amazing Grace by Eriks Esenvalds. Soloist: Zanike Botha. Event: 5th World Choir GaMes Gala COncert Venue: Mariahilfer Kirche, Graz, Austria Date: 14 July 2008 For more info, Go to http://www.Sun.ac.za/koor

blog: The devil doesn't always have The best sOngs!

[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir]   It turns out that The devil might not have The best tunes after all.     Although I run a secular choir (I dOn’t have a religiou...

blog: DOn’t stand too close to Me! – finding The right place to stand in your choir

[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir]   In most formal choirs you’re told exactly where to stand when performing. There is often a fixed set-up which varies little from cOncert to cOncert....

Bring Me Little Water by The Major Four
video: Bring Me Little Water by The Major Four

We hope you enjoy this quick performance of "Bring Me Little Water" by Moira Smiley! Please DOn't forget to like, comMent and subscribe.