[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...
Stephen Sands, Conductor (http://StephenSands.net) Downtown Voices (http://DowntownVoices.net) Trinity Wall Street, New York City Elizabeth Bates, Kelvin Chan and David Vanderwal, soloists.
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...
Ireland's biggest gospel music choral festival celebrates 10 years of bringing the gospel choir community together Dublin City 17th -19th May 2019 The Gospel RiSing Music Festival is Ireland's biggest social, fun and energetic gospel mus...
[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...