www.creativityaustralia.org.au Singing is the language of the heart. For centuries, song has played a key role in community, culture and sTory-telling worldwide. Yet how many people dare To Sing freely these days... apart from in the shower? Community s...  morewww.creativityaustralia.org.au Singing is the language of the heart. For centuries, song has played a key role in community, culture and sTory-telling worldwide. Yet how many people dare To Sing freely these days... apart from in the shower? Community Singing empowers voices that have been silenced, unleashes creative potential... and that's just the start. Please like, share and comMent on our videos To celebrate the joy of song! WHAT WE DO Every week, Creativity Australia's With One Voice choirs inspire people from more than 40 nationalities, aged 9 To 90, To Sing side-by-side. Age, race, language, religion, disability and disadvantage fade away. Everyone is welcoMe. WHY WE DO IT For soMe, choir is a way To de-stress after work. For others, it's a first glimpse inTo Australian life after arriving here as a migrant, asylum seeker or refugee. For others, it's an opportunity To connect To networks, skills and employMent. It's all about joy, freedom and inspiration. When diverse voices Sing Together, peopl...    less

Popchoir is for anyone who loves To Sing! Stressed-out commuter, the next Sam Smith, worn out parent or shy shower soprano, there's a place here To let your voice out! And, with no auditions and no need To be able To read music, there are no excuses! Popc...  morePopchoir is for anyone who loves To Sing! Stressed-out commuter, the next Sam Smith, worn out parent or shy shower soprano, there's a place here To let your voice out! And, with no auditions and no need To be able To read music, there are no excuses! Popchoir is fun, relaxed and surpriSingly cool (that po-faced image of a choir couldn't be further from the truth). We Sing brilliant songs, with fabulous arrangeMents and have a great tiMe. CoMe and see for yourself!!  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I often get asked this at workshops after people have struggled To get their Tongues around a few foreign songs.     I point out that ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   SoMetiMes I describe my job as being the guy who stands out front and waves his arms about. “I point, you Sing” is what I tell the choir. &nbs...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Gareth Malone returned To UK television back in 2013 with a second series of The Choir: Sing While You Work. The choirmaster went inTo five different...

It’s pretty amazing how we pigeon-hole people’s talents and skills.  All of us do it, most of the tiMe unknowingly. Our new temporary Musical DirecTor, for the adults Choir I play piano for, has soMe amazing warm ups and he loves takin...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In your Singing lessons and choir warm ups you’re bombarded with exercises and technical advice about posture, breathing, enunciation, pitching...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Here in the UK the arts seem To cater for just three age groups.   PhoTo by vintagedept   If you don’t fit inTo one of these, t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I wrote last week about people who think they can’t ‘Sing’ because they think they need training or Singing lessons first (Your sin...

If you Sing in a choir then chances are, you don’t need To be sold on its benefits. Choir Singing has been found in many studies To do amazing things (including boosting the immune system) and forming part of one can also boost your social skil...