[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Do you have to be able to read music to sing? Lots of people believe so and are put off joining choirs, or even singing at all, as a result. &n...
Our Whalley Abbey tour people will be singing an extract from the Messiah at the wonderful Whalley Abbey Church at the Sunday service surrounded by 40 Christmas trees! It promises to be a memorable conclusion to a fine weekend's singing! there are still p...
Sea Pie Parcel: 20 enthusiastic songs for Young choirs and classes, introducing simple part-singing in the form of rounds, descants, repeating patterns, partner songs.
the Coro of Pequenos Cantores de Coimbra (Choir of Young Singers of Coimbra) has as a main activity the musical and cultural formation of younsters. the choir was founded in 1982 by José Firmino, actually is led by conductor and composer Paulo Bernardino ... more
We are the Psycho-Choir of the University of Jena (Germany). We got our name from having been founded at the institute for psychology in 2011. We are about 60 singers and open to all Young enthusiastic singers. Our repertoire consists exclusively of a cap... more
Singing in a choir is fun, it builds teamwork and confidence in people as they work together to accomplish a common goal. Singing also shares something unique from all other musical instruments: words. This means it is a powerful tool for memory and speec...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When I’m booked to run a singing workshop for someone, I always make sure that I get there early. I usually arrive to find people milling aroun...
As if you needed another reason to sing for joy, recent research has confirmed that singing improves positive feelings and social connections, reducing stress and making people feel more relaxed and happy. Perhaps this is why singers often ap...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I ran a gospel singing weekend recently. One of the songs was flagging a bit so I suggested people ham it up a bit and be more “American”. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people are put off when they come across a song with foreign words. they prefer to sing songs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not only are they missin...