Choral singing tips

Vowels

Ian Jefferson from The Arts Unit leads this at-home tutorial for students with a focus on exercises to sing vowels.

Exceptions, the schwa and diphthongs

Tutorial focusing on variations of pure vowels, the use of the schwa and a look at diphthongs.

Marking up a score

Ian Jefferson from The Arts Unit leads this at-home tutorial for students with a focus on how to mark up the sheet music of a choral piece.

Arranging a song

Ian discusses his approach to arranging a piece of choral music for treble voices.

Orchestrating a song

Note bashing – part 1

Teaching the notes and rhythms of a pop-rock folk song.

Basic arm waving

Conducting patterns in various time signatures for  beginners.

Ahead of The Grand Old Duke

Keeping ahead of your primary choir when conducting a nursery rhyme.

Trust your ears

Take away the bad sounds and be left with the nice sounds.

Note bashing – part 2

Teaching the notes and rhythms of another folk song.