[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Rather than everyone singing all the time, many choirs ring the changes by creating smaller ensembles within the larger choir or have occasional solo...

The moment before a concert begins, when singers and audience members wait for the downbeat, is a magical time. Our first video seeks to capture That shared moment - the hushed anticipation, the sound of coordinated footsteps, the group intake of breath....  moreThe moment before a concert begins, when singers and audience members wait for the downbeat, is a magical time. Our first video seeks to capture That shared moment - the hushed anticipation, the sound of coordinated footsteps, the group intake of breath. Many voices, gathered as one...join us on the journey. www.dacapochamberchoir.ca Thank you to our funders - the Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation (The Urie A. and Dorothy M. Bender Endowment Fund) and the Region of Waterloo Arts Fund.  

Seeing the forest for the trees... Something on my mind today as I prepare young minds for a year of learning and growing as human beings through the medium of Choral Music, is the value of an individual identity in a group setting.  So many people ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I taught a song wrongly. Not for the first time!     Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in peo...

PER MUSICAM AD ASTRA International Copernicus Choir Festival & Competition will for the 5th time present a great opportunity for integration of the choral community and promotion of choral music. Its name refers to the figure of the famous astronomer Nico...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time I looked at what music notation is for and if you need it to sing.   Sight reading by discopalace   This week I’d like to ...

This post originally appeared on Helping You Harmonise in August 2009   I’ve been threatening since last winter to write about how the Inner Game ideas can inform rehearsal techniques, and the time has at last arrived. This pos...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’ve been creating some new singing workshops for next year.   Janis Joplin by Patrick Pearse   Recently I wrote about how to create...

This year I had the opportunity to capture the journey of the Grande Prairie Boys' Choir up in Canada. It was an incredible experience. I appreciated seeing the way the conductor (Jeannie Vanwynsberghe Pernal) helped steer the choir through all the ups, d...

First Christmas Concert. year 2012