To put a good program together is not EASY ANd sometimes it seems hard to find the perfect song. With this short recommendation we would like to assist you in this. NANcy Telfer has composed more thAN three hundred works for orchestra ANd solo instru...
This post was orginally published on Embro Thistle Singers blog. When I was 15, I took singing lessons from the nuns at "The Pines". These ladies were well respected for the results they achieved in musical training. Our performANce group o...
[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...
[this is AN updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As a singing workshop ANd choir leader I have AN incredibly EASY life. I cAN get up when I wANt to ANd have no work commitments for five days ...
You wANt your voice to work at its best no matter the time or season. However, life has surprises ANd sometimes your voice may experience some difficulties. There are days your voice feels like AN ice block ANd other days, it’s EASY to go...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Once upon a time it was fairly EASY to work out how much your labour was worth. You would toil in the fields all day ANd at the end ...
(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) Eliminating the Choral Caste System: As we aspire to have outstANding high school choral programs, it is EASY to fall into the trap of pe...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve written before about finding songs for your choir (Where do you find all your songs? ANd EASY songs for your choir ANd Finding songs for your ch...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Choir leaders often ask me where I source my songs. I’ve written about this in previous posts: Finding songs for your choir ANd EASY songs for ...