You may be teaching yourself how to sing (by reading books and watching videos online) or taking singing lessons to improve your voice. As a beginner singer, you need a lot of real TIme feedback and guidance.   I still remember tak...

The late Ella Fitzgerald, who was known as one of the best female vocalists of her TIme, was once quoted as saying: “The only thing better than singing is more singing.” in the USA alone, more than 28.5 million people regularly sing in one of ...

Save TIme and effort and purchase Choir parts with Vocally Sound Music Limited. Can't find what you want? We can record what you need. Need an arrangement to suit your choir? Email us to discuss how we can help you. We specialise in songs for Female C...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreSave TIme and effort and purchase Choir parts with Vocally Sound Music Limited. Can't find what you want? We can record what you need. Need an arrangement to suit your choir? Email us to discuss how we can help you. We specialise in songs for Female Choirs. We cover a varied range of styles including Pop, A Capella, RnB, Disco, Gospel, Folk and Choral. Holding out for a Hero parts and lyrics available here: www.vocallysound.co.uk  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Nothing lasts forever. There will come a TIme when you will leave your choir and need someone else to take over.     Who will you hand over to...

Once Upon a TIme / Swanee - Phoenix Chorus (www.phoenixladies.co.uk)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   You know those people who sing all the TIme — when they’re cooking, hoovering, gardening, whatever? Well, I’m not one of them.   ...

This canon by Mozart was originally written for 5 sopranos in canon. I have arranged it for altos and performed it as the dwsChorale (multitracking). The words are Kyrie eleison - (Lord have mercy) Christe eleison - (Christ have mercy) Kyrie eleis...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreThis canon by Mozart was originally written for 5 sopranos in canon. I have arranged it for altos and performed it as the dwsChorale (multitracking). The words are Kyrie eleison - (Lord have mercy) Christe eleison - (Christ have mercy) Kyrie eleison - (Lord have mercy)  

La Rosa - an arrangement of the famous Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) song by composer Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984). Born in Munich in 1897, Ben-Haim had a very impressive career as a pianist, conductor and composer. He moved to Tel-Aviv in 1933, and soon became ...  ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreLa Rosa - an arrangement of the famous Ladino (Judeo-Spanish) song by composer Paul Ben-Haim (1897-1984). Born in Munich in 1897, Ben-Haim had a very impressive career as a pianist, conductor and composer. He moved to Tel-Aviv in 1933, and soon became a leading figure in the musical lIfe of Palestine and the State of Israel (from 1948). Ben-Haim regarded his work as part of a wide-spread effort to synthesize Eastern and Western traditions. read more - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Ben-Haim La rosa enflorese en el mez de May, Mi alma s'escurese sufriendo del amor. Los bilbilicos cantan sospiran del amor, Y la pasión me mata muchigua mi dolor. Más presto ven Palomba más presto ven a mí, Más presto tú mi alma que yo me vo morir. The roses bloom in the month of May, But my soul's full of gloom suffering in love. The nightingales sing and are sighing in love, The passion will kill me, multiply my pain. Come faster, oh dove, come faster to me, Come faster, my soul, because I shall die. ...    ink" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

Walking home after choir one night my friend and fellow chorister Barbara and I agreed the hardest piece we’ve ever done was Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.   Here’s what I wrote about it at the TIme, (referring specIfically to the Cr...

Of course, this very blog is a great tool and certainly, sharing other blogs has been an amazing learning curve for me. Many blog platforms such as Blogger are free and quite simple to use & set up.   1. TIme - You could of course spend y...