[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Once upon a time there were two singers: Olga and Little Erik. They did not like choir warm ups. Olga always came late so she could avoid them. Littl...
The Magnets a cappella version of Doorbell by The White Stripes. Footage taken from The Magnets "Gobsmacked" DVD
Ginger and Tonic's a cappella version of Florence and the Machine's 'Shake it Out'.
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There have been grumblings in my choir of late. Some people are not happy. But is it possible to keep everyone in a choir happy? ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week in How to teach (and learn) a song by ear 1 I wrote about the oral tradition, teaching by ear, starting notes and breaking a song down into...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’m often asked by choir members to play a recording of a song before I start teaching it so they can get an idea of how it sounds. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As promised in last week’s post (Singers who learn by ear vs. those who use sheet music – what happens when they swap?), this is the firs...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Shama is from Bangladesh. She loves choral singing, but wonders if all choral music is religious: “I love singing and have been singing sinc...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many of us don’t like the sound of our singing voice. Some people won’t even sing in front of others because they don’t want to inf...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] You’re learning a song in four-part harmony and you think you’ve nailed your harmony part. © Copyright Basher Eyre and li...
