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CWU Chamber Choir: Vijay Singh, Songs for Braithwaite
video: CWU Chamber Choir: Vijay Singh, Songs for Braithwaite

The CWU Chamber Choir (Gary Weidenaar, director) performs movements 1 & 2 of "Songs for Braithwaite" by CWU Faculty member and composer Vijay Singh. "Songs for Braithwaite" was inspired by some of the poems of William Stanley Braithwaite. A two minute com...  more

blog: Free Giftwrapping available by request

Another great gift idea for the singer in your life - 5 beautiful Songs suitable for any solo voice! Our music is available worldwide from any manner of sources, but if you order 'Songs from the British Isles, Vol 1' via this link, then we will giftwrap...

blog: Why are some ‘easy’ Songs hard (and vice versa)? - answers please!

[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: Why my singers don’t use recorded parts to learn Songs

[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: New resource on Zimbabwean Songs

Hello everyone,   I wanted to let you know about a book/ cd set that Ive just published. It's a collection of Makwayera style Songs from Zimbabwe and includes 12 transcriptions and an accompanying CD of field recordings (24 tracks). Makwayera singi...

blog: How many Songs can you teach in an hour?

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   First I need to fess up: I have a low boredom threshold and always try to squeeze in as many Songs as possible. Not always a good idea!  ...

blog: Finding out about Songs: don’t believe everything you read!

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was in the middle of planning a workshop and was checking through a few Songs to make sure I had the correct lyrics, source, meaning, backgr...

blog: Why choirs may choose not to sing Christmas Songs

[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: New season, new Songs – how to find new repertoire for your choir

[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: Learning Songs by ear: what should you do while other parts are being taught?

[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...