Category: Music
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The Purpose Of Choir Workshops
For every major concert that we have, we also have a choir workshop. These choir workshops occur on the Saturday two weeks before the concert. They are an essential aspect […]
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Organization In Choir – Concert Readiness
Concerts are some of the most important events for our choir during the year. Here are several tips to make sure you are organized and ready for a concert! #1. […]
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Organization In Choir – Perfecting the Music
Preparing music is not just about learning words, and notes, and rhythms, it is about how all of those elements come together to make a piece of music. Here are […]
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Organization In Choir – Learning Music
Sometimes learning all that music can feel overwhelming! Here are several tips to help organize learning your music: #1. Attend rehearsals: This is the single best thing a chorister can […]
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Welcome!
Welcome back to another year of choir! We’re thrilled to see you all again! This year we have a number of exciting changes: First, we’re very happy to introduce […]
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Spring Concert Roundup! Songs of the Cinema
On Saturday May 10th, 2014 we had our final concert of the year – our annual spring concert at the Rozsa Centre. This year, our theme was Songs of the […]
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Songs Of The Cinema: How Film Orchestras Work
In preparation for our upcoming concert, Songs of the Cinema on May 10th 2014, we are starting a blog series of the same name, which will focus on a different aspect of […]
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Songs Of The Cinema: The Role of Music in Movies
In preparation for our upcoming concert, Songs of the Cinema on May 10th 2014, we are starting a blog series of the same name, which will focus on a different aspect of […]
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Songs Of The Cinema: Famous Film Composers
In preparation for our upcoming concert, Songs of the Cinema on May 10th 2014, we are starting a blog series of the same name, which will focus on a different aspect of […]
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Songs Of The Cinema: Movie Musicals
In preparation for our upcoming concert, Songs of the Cinema on May 10th 2014, we are starting a blog series of the same name, which will focus on a different aspect of […]
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Songs Of The Cinema: A History of Sound In Film
In preparation for our upcoming concert, Songs of the Cinema on May 10th 2014, we are starting a blog series of the same name, which will focus on a different […]
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The Benefits of Learning Music Aurally
Often, when we’re learning music in choir, we receive sheet music, and learn the piece by reading the essential information contained in that sheet music. While learning to read music […]
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Singing For The Joy Of It: A History Of Our Motto
Singing For the Joy Of It is the motto of the Calgary Children’s Choir, and has been for the past 27 years! We asked Rosemarie Sherban, the choir founder, how […]
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Folk Concert 2014 – Cantar! Concert Roundup
On Saturday evening, we had our annual Folk Music Concert. This year, in honour of our tour last summer to Spain, we featured Spanish folk songs! We were thrilled to […]
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Flamenco Guitar
Continuing our posts about Spanish music, and in particular the Flamenco style from the Andalusian region, in today’s post we will be looking at the flamenco guitar! The Flamenco […]
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Flamenco!
As our Spanish folk concert approaches, we are getting very excited about many of the interesting elements of Spanish culture that our touring choir experienced on our recent trip to […]
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The Olympics and Choral Music
The Opening Ceremonies of the Olympics are often a great occasion to demonstrate fun and unique choral music. In celebration of the Opening Ceremonies of the XXII Winter Olympics in […]
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A Brief History of Folk Music
Come and check out our annual Folk Concert on March 8th, 2014 at the Rozsa Centre, and hear some great examples of Spanish folk songs! Folk music has a long […]
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The Value of Touring
Tour is just one of the many exciting benefits of joining a choir. The Calgary Children’s Choir tours every two years, and we carefully select touring destinations that enhance our […]
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Classical Era Music Versus Classical Music
The term “classical music” has become something of a misnomer, used to describe virtually any music that was not written within the last fifty years. This can be quite misleading, […]
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Welcome to 2014!
Welcome to 2014! Hope you all had a wonderful holiday! We are so excited to be starting another great season of singing. There are a number of exciting […]
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Christmas Concert Roundup!
On Saturday, December 14th, 2013, we had our annual Christmas concert, A Child’s Carol, at the Rozsa Centre! We featured Benjamin Britten’s, A Ceremony of Carols, as well as some […]
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The Five Senses In Singing – Taste
Welcome to our series, The Five Senses In Singing! For the next five weeks, we will be examining how the five senses – sound, sight, smell, touch, and taste, are all related to singing! […]
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The Five Senses In Singing – Touch
Welcome to our series, The Five Senses In Singing! For the next five weeks, we will be examining how the five senses – sound, sight, smell, touch, and taste, are all related to […]