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blog: La Pentecoste by Gianmartino Durighello for Mixed Choir (SATB)

Can we help you to choose your perfect Song? Find out about our special recommendation for you.   Several of Durighello’s compositions have won awards in National and International Competitions and have also been chosen as obligatory pieces...

blog: Sing the intention, not the meaning

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We’re always told to focus on the meaning of the lyrics when singing a Song in order to communicate it properly and to give some emotion to our delivery...

blog: How to bring harmonies to life when teaching a Song

[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...

blog: What do you do if you’ve not finished teaching a Song before the end of the session?

[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...

blog: Mind the gap between warm up and Song: how to ensure vocal technique gets applied

[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...

blog: Barcarolle Choir Workshop: "The Drama of the Song"

Want to improve your skills? Want to learn about singing? All this while having fun? Then this workshop is for you!   At St Stephen's Church Gloucester Road SW7 4RL, Kensington, LondonBoth groups (Belters and Divas) will work on two or three piec...

blog: Summer soiree success

IT was great to see new faces and welcome our new Friends, president and vice-presidents at the Elgar Chorale's summer get-together.   Truly an evening of wine, women and Song - there were even a few gentlemen and a  mouthwatering feast laid o...

blog: Finding Song information – Chinese whispers, wishful thinking and the oral tradition

[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...

blog: What do words add to music?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a Song. He then proceeded to speak ...