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blog: Auditions this week!

    Update - Auditions closed for the season -- thanks to all who came out!    Searching for just the right choir? Do you Sing bass or tenor? Do you live within Driving distance of the Ottawa, Canada's Capital region? Jo...

SAY NO! - Trailer
video: SAY NO! - Trailer

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.

blog: How to tell if your choir leader is rubbish

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I attended a Singing workshop and hated the way it was run. Was it just me, or was the workshop leader no good?    ...

blog: Stop chaSing after songs for your choir – learn to respect, research and relax

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   There are people out there desperate to find more songs for their choir.   photo by Victor Grigas   They record everything at Singing...

blog: How can you possibly teach songs without a piano??!!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   “You can’t run a Singing workshop here, we don’t have a piano.”   photo by Thomas Quine   It’s amazing ...

blog: The challenges of running a Drop-in Singing group (and why you shouldn’t start one)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Some people run ‘Drop-in’ Singing sessions. People can Drop in on any session they want, there is no commitment and no signing up for a ‘...

blog: How to develop perfect warm up exercises for your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]The choir leader’s (and Singer’s) lament: “I’m bored with the warm ups and want new ideas.” It’s very easy to create you...

blog: How long is the ideal choral concert?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I don’t go to concerts much, especially not choir concerts. I find them rather long and boring.     Photot by ToniVC   But a fe...

blog: The calm before the concert storm

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   There’s always a strange sense of calm that descends on the choir before a concert.     People seem unusually relaxed and more peo...

blog: Can you ever prepare yourself for being in front of a live audience?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   What is it about a live audience that throws a spanner in the works?     scared face by Kim   You’ve prepared thoroughly, you&...