Renate's Baton: Leading a choir in Newmarket

Warm-ups included lip trills and tongue trills and a rollercoaster (oooweeeooo), and stepping and clapping while singing 1. Somewhere A Ch...

This is a sort of an English-phonetic transcription of the French part of the song, for those of us who get confused by spelling. Where ther...

In case you're anxious to get started, and can't wait for our recordings, here's some music for you to listen to: The Hockey ...

Here's what we did on Mon. Sep. 15, 2013: 1. Warm-ups included a focus on the core and breathing. 2. On Eagle's Wings is now pe...

If you missed the first day, here's what we did: Warm-ups included stretching into the upper and lower ranges. We sang: 1. You Raise...

It was great to be back at choir tonight! So wonderful to see you all and sing with you! Start thinking about solo and small group songs. ...

In this article, " 3 Easy Tips to Better Singing ", the author suggests a number of things you can do to improve your singing...

This is the story of my daughter, Soraya's mural. Our minister had seen Soraya drawing during church, so Rev. Heather asked Soraya if ...

I read this blog post  about singing that was recommended on a Facebook post. It's about the author's father's belief that he c...

Introducing  the  Executive of the York Region Community Choir  for the 2013/2014 Choir Year: The Executive works together with the ...

Last night Soraya, Victoria, and I went to a free outdoor concert at the East Gwillimbury Civic Centre (Leslie and Mt. Albert Rd). The band ...

I've had a few wonderful days at the beach so far this summer. It's been incredibly hot and humid, and swimming in a lake is the b...

The long list for the Man Booker Prize was just announced. There's the list below. Apparently, not all of these are available yet. And, ...

I didn't do tent camping when I was a kid. We had a wonderful, simple cottage on the Bruce Peninsula, on the Georgian Bay side. It was ...

So proud of us for doing this song so well. It was a fun challenge.

(Barrie Waterfront from Ontario Trails Council Website) Summertime is a good time to think about the environment. You're likely t...

I found an interesting reading list that I'm going to be working on between my more traditional escapist-novels-in-a-lawn-chair reading....

"When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on Earth contributes to its harmony." As the conductor ...

Finally, here is the promised Origins of the York Region Community Choir post.  The Executive of the YRCC recently did a bit of house-c...

As I said, there were some stressful moments at the rehearsals, culminating in moments of utter frustration for me on Saturday before the ...

Well, we certainly had issues during the last rehearsals, but in the end the show was almost flawless! All the messy bits cleared up and we ...

Our last rehearsals went well. We were very good, but not perfect, which is actually perfect ;) We can hope that all of our mistakes have ...

We're a dedicated bunch! We had an excellent rehearsal on Victoria Day Monday! We sang O Canada, and it was powerful. Blue Skies i ...

We spend a fair amount of time on the topic of breathing. Yes, it's vital. We can't live without breathing.  And, you might thin...

Higher and Higher was so good that we don't have to meet next week! Nobody has to come early. I was very pleased to see that most of ...

Higher and Higher and Together Wherever We Go met early and are having fun and doing well. Our warm up was mostly about getting the most o...

At the York Region Community Choir, we have a lot of fun and work hard to learn a great variety of music in preparation for our seasonal con...

6:30 Higher and Higher met and we got through the whole thing then we sang Together Wherever We Go We sang Hallelujah and it was a bit ...

Two of the choirs we shared the stage with this past Saturday will be singing again this coming Saturday. The Men of Note and the Keynotes ...