[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The choirs and workshops that I lead are run on the principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   We’re in the middle of learning a Song. People are struggling a bit. Then someone asks: “What note is that?”   Photo by ph...

The stage lights fall, the crowd goes quiet, and four harmonious voices rise up and fill the air. The melodies unfurl into something both familiar and fresh. What comes next may be a classic Song by Joni Mitchell or Louis Prima. It may be an old bebop st...  moreThe stage lights fall, the crowd goes quiet, and four harmonious voices rise up and fill the air. The melodies unfurl into something both familiar and fresh. What comes next may be a classic Song by Joni Mitchell or Louis Prima. It may be an old bebop standard or cheeky arrangement of a 1980s hit. But these are arrangements like you’ve never heard them before—containing all the richness of a full band, but performed using just four voices. This is Cadence, Canada’s premiere vocal group. Based in Toronto, this a cappella ensemble has been wowing audiences across the country and around the world for nearly 15 years. Whether performing at sold-out jazz clubs and concert halls, at music festivals, for educational outreach, or for corporate functions, the members of Cadence bring an infectious energy and uncanny verve to every Song they sing. The group’s four critically acclaimed studio albums, Cool Yule (2011), Speak Easy (2010), Twenty for One (2005), and Frost Free (2000) have won or been nominated for nume...    less

[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...

Finaly we have started to get what we are onto a video, would Love to know what you think about it.                           ...

Uviwe Senior Secondary School Choir, shortly know as Uviwe SSS Choir was founded in 1997 by a group of students, most of whom used to sing in various church choirs. As a result of the Love they had for choir music, they felt a need for a school choir to ...  moreUviwe Senior Secondary School Choir, shortly know as Uviwe SSS Choir was founded in 1997 by a group of students, most of whom used to sing in various church choirs. As a result of the Love they had for choir music, they felt a need for a school choir to be established. From the first year of its existence, choir was trained and prepared for the schools’ eisteddfods by two fellow students. In 1998, they both matriculated. In the following year these students continued with the choir training and were compensated for their services by the School Governing Body (SGB). In 2001 they were snatched by nearby schools that were willing to pay them better wages and the SGB had to look for other people who could assist with choir training from the community. This continued until 2004, when the school employed a teacher who studied music at university. In 2009 another teacher, who studied music too, came and volunteered his services at the school. In 2010 the teacher was employed on a temporary basis by the Department of...    less

A tu lado - Javier Busto (Alto's Guide) Lyrics: Matías Antón Mena Music Arr.: Javier Busto An absolutely romantic text that a man writes to his wife as a declaration of Love. The piece was written for the 50th anniversary of the Habaneras Contest in To...  moreA tu lado - Javier Busto (Alto's Guide) Lyrics: Matías Antón Mena Music Arr.: Javier Busto An absolutely romantic text that a man writes to his wife as a declaration of Love. The piece was written for the 50th anniversary of the Habaneras Contest in Torrevieja, Spain. The musical writing has nothing of a traditional habanera. The constant habanera rhythm is not present but must be felt as an internal rhythm. What I have included is the alternation of minor and major modes so typical of habaneras. More Information, contact us: guide4score@gmail.com  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I taught a Song wrongly. Not for the first time!     Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in peo...

We Love good A-cappella music! Choriosity is a community-based a-cappella-choir in the YMCA (CVJM) Ulm. 120 singers aged 18 to (about ;) 30 dive into the diversity of sound, rhythms and a-cappella-feeling! You wanna see/hear more? Instagram: @chorios...  moreWe Love good A-cappella music! Choriosity is a community-based a-cappella-choir in the YMCA (CVJM) Ulm. 120 singers aged 18 to (about ;) 30 dive into the diversity of sound, rhythms and a-cappella-feeling! You wanna see/hear more? Instagram: @choriosity Facebook: www.facebook.com/choriosity Website: www.choriosity.de Snapchat, Twitter: @choriosity M+T: Freddie Mercury (Queen) Arr: Matthias Kost Video: 89tasten.de  

Say No ! is an international project for choirs and small musical ensembles. Together we sing ‘No to War’. Our Song is a tribute to deserters and war objectors. This hymn is also a call to FleeTheFrenzy: say 'No' to the madness of weaponry and war.