A Toolbox for Better Singing.
Hi All, I thought it might be fun to make recordings of our sessions from now on and post the best from each, just for our own information and entertainment. To our long-time members these first two will be perhaps a disappointment, something to remind us of what we are capable of. Our new members … Read more
I heard about this choir this morning on Radio 4, as I’m sure many of you did, and thought I should post it to the group. When you hear this choir and listen to yourselves (And yes, I’m going to record us one evening soon!) you’ll hear that you are anything but tuneless. You’re singing … Read more
Time for a folk revival? Ready for incense & candles? Beehives, Beatniks and Birkenstocks? Me, neither. But this is a great song by any standards, and while not an overly ambitious arrangement, I think it nicely captures the mood. Here is a PDF of the full score for printing. Audio – All 3 Parts Audio – … Read more
This will be a really nice change of pace for us. Don’t panic, it’s not too difficult to learn. The difficulty will lie in the dissonances that derive from singing the 3 parts of the canon together. When it’s right, it’s quite magical. I’ve included clicks in (hopefully) appropriate places to help you count the … Read more