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blog: How to introduce Harmony to a group of novice singers

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

blog: What is Harmony singing (and why we need to be careful when using jargon)?

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

blog: Singing in Harmony as a metaphor for life

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

blog: Why too much rehearsal can be a bad thing

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It was over an hour long and included an amazing variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...

blog: Discover the joys of singing on your own

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Opportunities to sing with others, especially in Harmony, are very rare when you’re confined to your house. This could be a chance to discover the joys...

blog: Everything we hear about matching pitch in choir rehearsal is a lie

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard that “music is math.” Whether in relation to something simple (counting), or something more esoteric (highly-developed, academic analyses of Harmony and structure), or whether it is a misg...

blog: MixMyPart.com Now Completely FREE!!!

Hello everyone, I've developed MixMyPart.com which is an online application to help singers learn their Harmony parts and practice from home.  Teachers, Choir Directors, and Music Directors can prepare their own recordings for use in our multitrac...

blog: Why ‘singing for fun’ doesn’t mean low standards and poor performances

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The other weekend 50 singers performed in public to a large, appreciative audience. We performed eight songs in four part Harmony, most in foreign languag...

blog: We have news for you

Dear Ladies, We have news for you. Here is a fresh published score from PH  Publisher. "Kyrie" is one of our well-known composer, Battista Pradal’s pieces. Besides being a composer Pradal is teacher of Piano, Composition and Harmony and a...

blog: Atmospheric Music For Your All-Abilities Choir

Atmospheric choral music often includes at least four Harmony parts, sometimes many more. For the average village or community choir this can be a challenge to say the least, especially when many of the singers have limited experience or are non-music rea...