[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Over the years I have run choirs and Singing groups all based on the same principles, but in different locations. the general mix of genders, ages, backgro...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last weekend I ran a Singing workshop for 40 strangers. As always everyone worked well together (no prima donnas!) and we produced a wonderful sound at the...
[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...
[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...
Full Circle Women's Choir Singing Come, Pretty Love by Joan Szymko. the audio was recorded at our Spring Concert, "Fire" on Friday, May 4, 2011.
[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...
Life works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, without meaning to, you can get a song or a jingle stuck in your head and end up Singing or humming it for hours - or even days. On the other hand, when you are actively trying to learn a poem, lyric, or a...
[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...
[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...
