The moment before a concert begins, when Singers and audience members wait for The downbeat, is a magical time. Our first video seeks to capture that shared moment - The hushed anticipation, The sound of coordinated footsteps, The group intake of breath.... more
Do you like The Sister Act’s choir scenes? And always wanted to sing gospel and spiritual choir works? Looking for a competition or festival to bring joy to The stage? gladly invites you in July 1-5, 2016 to Rome (Italy), for The 7th Musica Etern...
Dear choral Singers, Missing an event does not mean that you can1t join in anoTher year. In 2017 meeting music gladly will be your host in Caorle/Venice, Italy for a great choral celebration. The competition with its wide range of categories li...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] In 2014 a Britney Spears recording escaped into The wild which demonstrates that without Auto-Tune her singing can be less than perfect (Experience t...
As if you needed anoTher reason to sing for joy, recent research has confirmed that singing improves positive feelings and social connections, reducing stress and making people feel more relaxed and happy. Perhaps this is why Singers often ap...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] There are times in most choirs when a soloist or a small ensemble is required. These roles can be allocated by The MD but in many cases Singers are a...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]Sometimes I bring a great song to choir and for some reason The Singers really struggle with it. photo by Clear Path International How do you decide wheThe...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir] I used to run a small women’s choir of 12 Singers. One day it dawned on me that my job was to make myself redundant. I researched,...
This post was originally posted to The Embro Thistle Singers blog. There is a really fun explanation of The 4 basic choir sections as seen by a young person. I don't know where The original document came from or I would give proper credi...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] In my recent post How to sing – The definitive guide, I pointed out that lots of people Google “How to sing” instead of just getting on a...
