[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Singers in a choir are used to singing their harmony part surrounded by others singing the same thing. Holding a part by themselves in a small group ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I debunked 15 myths about men and singing.     haka, WOMAD 2009 by Matthieu A.   This week I present seven ideas that you m...

Singing Circle of Life from the motion picture Lion King, live on the show Do posljednjeg zbora (Croatian version of the Battle of the Choirs)...

La Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries. This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces the theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and then adds a co...  moreLa Folia (literally "madness") was a Portuguese dance from the renaissance, and it has been used by many composers in the ensuing centuries. This version is for voices and guitar. It introduces the theme as a repeated verse on voice 1 and then adds a couple of vocalize additions above and below it. The pdf file contains the score and a separate guitar part. The sound sample is performed by the composer. Let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia as in the Baroque time Oh let's sing la Folia Oh let's sing la Folia It spans all the centuries up to now (la la la) (cu cu cu!)  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I often get enquiries about how you train to become a choir or singing workshop leader.     I don’t offer courses myself, but th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Whether it’s bringing up a family or long-term illness or a bad singing experience, many people find it hard to get back into singing when they...

Psalm 67 (King James version) Free sheet music. Please get in touch! • Facebook: david.basden.9 • Email: deebee123 [at] bigpond.com

International Christmas Contest, December 2018, Saint Petersburg. Winners of the First Place. Special prize for the best performance of sacred piece by Sergey Khvoshchinsky

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Fed up with the family slumped in front of the TV every Christmas and not communicating?     Then turn off the TV and start singing! Chris...

Lamento d'Arianna (Ariadne's Lament) This is the five part madrigal version of Ariadne's Lament, which she sings when she is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. The translation is by Francesco Campelli on CPDL The performance was cre...  moreLamento d'Arianna (Ariadne's Lament) This is the five part madrigal version of Ariadne's Lament, which she sings when she is abandoned on the island of Naxos by her lover Theseus. The translation is by Francesco Campelli on CPDL The performance was created in memory of the late Richard Gofton, who introduced me to the music back in 1976 (Our Strasbourg choir Psalterion performed it at that time)