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blog: How to put on a successful concert 2: Songs and concert structure

[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 I record the Songs at the end of every singing workshop I lead

[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 can’t we sing more Songs in English?

[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 ...

Five Hebrew Love Songs
video: Five Hebrew Love Songs

【夏夜、玫瑰、情】2007夏季演唱會 Conductor: Chia-Fen, Weng Composer: Eric Whitacre More information about composer and this song please visit: http://ericwhitacre.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/the-five-hebrew-love-Songs/

blog: Sometimes the old Songs are the best – finding the balance between new and familiar

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I have a low boredom threshold. There are 100s of gorgeous new Songs I want to teach and it’s hard to cram them all in.   Photo by Leo Reyn...

blog: Why do choirs stand in sections to learn Songs? Here’s an alternative that might work better!

[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: Are ALL Songs suitable for purely vocal arrangements?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m always on the lookout for new Songs to use with my singing workshops and choirs.   Sara Bareilles in concert by Anirudh Koul   Th...

Choralairs of North York
group: Choralairs of North York

The Choralairs are a non-profit 4-part harmony adult choir who sing a variety of popular Songs, jazz standards, Broadway show tunes and folk Songs. Co-directed by Peter Ness and Asher Farber, with piano accompaniment, the choir requires no auditions, just...  more

blog: Don’t be too quick to dismiss Songs that aren’t in English

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people are put off when they come across a song with foreign words. They prefer to sing Songs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not only are they missin...

blog: How to find the balance between easy and challenging Songs in a drop-in singing group

[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...