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blog: What if the singing session is a success, but you feel like a failure?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a singing workshop or perform a song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...

blog: How ill do you need to be before you cancel a performance?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Back in 2015 I was in bed for 10 days with a nasty bout of ’flu. For the first time in my 18-year career I had to cancel a choir concert.   ...

blog: Singing with a group of strangers – mixing and mingling ideas for learning names

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It always amazes me how surprised people are that a group of strangers can sing harmony together in just a few minutes. It’s not necessary to k...

FEELING GOOD - Nina Simone - cover (cgvp)
video: FEELING GOOD - Nina Simone - cover (cgvp)

Feeling Good by Nina Simone (excerpt) "Birds flying High You know how I feel Sun in the sky You know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by You know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me And I'm feeling good" Follow me:...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Feeling Good by Nina Simone (excerpt) "Birds flying High You know how I feel Sun in the sky You know how I feel Breeze driftin' on by You know how I feel It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life for me And I'm feeling good" Follow me: Twitter - https://twitter.com/billheigen Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/billheigencomposer Linkedin - http://www.linkedin.com/pub/bill-heigen/65/385/702/en Instagram - https://instagram.com/billheigen/ Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/bill-heigen  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

So I Gaze - WYV Chamber Choir
video: So I Gaze - WYV Chamber Choir

Warwickshire Young Voices Chamber Choir singing to support Birmingham Children's Hospital at Alscot Country Estate in Stratford Upon Avon. Music by David Iles Warwickshire Young Voices provide High quality musical activities for children from recept...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Warwickshire Young Voices Chamber Choir singing to support Birmingham Children's Hospital at Alscot Country Estate in Stratford Upon Avon. Music by David Iles Warwickshire Young Voices provide High quality musical activities for children from reception age to 16, and adult classes for age 16 and over - through a range of classes, choirs and workshops. WYV's main activities focus on music and vocal education through four choir groups for different ages; Treble Makers, Rising Stars, Chamber Choir and Every Voice. More information from www.warwickshireyoungvoices.org  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

O magnum mysterium - Christopher Artley
video: O magnum mysterium - Christopher Artley

Platinum prize winning performance of Chris Artley's O Magnum Mysterium, by Burnside Senior Chorale, conducted by Susan Densem, at 2015 new Zealand Big Sing Finale.

blog: How close should a vocal arrangement be to the original song?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some years ago I did some voice-only arrangements of Queen songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listening to a lot of Queen recorDings!   ...

blog: “Darling, your technique is showing” – don’t be a singer who is all style and no substance

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s usually the case that professional singers have had some sort of training in a particular singing technique.   photo by Kevin Cea...

blog: Using world songs in the classroom: a teacher’s guide to sourcing songs and how to teach them

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some teachers find themselves having to lead singing sessions at their school. But often they don’t have that much experience of teaching songs ...

Next to Me by The Magnets
video: Next to Me by The Magnets

The Magnets perform a jazzed up version of Emeli Sande's No.1 hit, "Next to me"