Ho schiacciato una formica - Canone a tre voci per coro di voci bianche. Musica: Davide Riva Registrazione tratta da una lezione di canto corale della classe 4^a, della scuola primaria di Piuro (So). Nell'abito del progetto "Cori di Classe" - Usci... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Even though I’ve been teaching for almost 30 years, I still get affected by that glum-looking face in the third row. ... and it's no...
If you’re a singer on your way to a voice lesson, rehearsal, or audition, it’s always good to do a bit of warming up in the car, because there are few things more annoying to music directors than singers wasting time complaining that they&rsqu...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many’s the time I see Ann lean over to Gill (not their real names) to help her get her part right. And every time I see a pained expression on ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It’s the final rehearsal before your big concert. The warm up is over and everyone is ready to go. But a handful of singers (the usual suspects...
[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...
[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...
Live Recording from the rehearsal on June 7th 2012 Composer: Rihards Dubra Kyrie from Missa Sine Nomine (for 6 female Voices a cappella) "vocal orange" - women's choir from Salzburg Conductor: Arūnas Pečiulis www.vocal-orange.at
Mansfield University Concert Choir at the 2012 World Choir Games in the Voices of Gold Concert
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I started my first community choir over 20 years ago. I used to worry that, after the long summer break, the singers would have forgotten me and wouldn’...
