Home Free performs a wonderful version of “O Come All Ye Faithful” in the video posted below. But there’s something unusual about their performance–what do you notice?
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A Desire to Communicate
We need to remind ourselves that enunciation is not simply a technique, but also a spirit. It is not enough to follow the rules… Good enunciation comes with…
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Summit Bells Handbell Concert November 16
Summit Bells, one of Northeast Ohio’s premier community handbell ensembles, will be presenting a concert at First Christian Church of Stow on Sunday, November 16, 4pm. The group…
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A Quiz: Evaluate This Performance of “And So It Goes”
The following performance of “And So It Goes” is by The King’s Singers and Voces8. Here’s a little quiz to engage your listening brain cells. 🙂 Make a…
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The Incredible Sound of Voctave
Voctave is an 11-member a cappella group that has its roots in the “Voices of Liberty” group that has been featured at Walt Disney World’s EPCOT. As you’ll…
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PS22 Chorus of 2026 FIRST REHEARSAL
This video features Gregg Breinberg leading his PS22 Chorus in their first rehearsal of the year. Good stuff, that choirs of all ages can learn from! He’s introducing…
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Sing Gently (Eric Whitacre)
This is a beautiful piece by the popular contemporary composer, Eric Whitacre. The choir is VOCES CORDIS, directed by André van der Merwe.
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For One Another
For One Another Are we not formed, as notes of music are, For one another, though dissimilar? Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822) A choir… An instrumental ensemble… A duet……
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What Does It Mean, Faithful?
A good shoe is a shoe you don’t notice. Good reading becomes possible when you need not consciously think about eyes, or light, or print, or spelling. The…
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Simple Number Patterns to Sing
The following videos can be used to practice simple number patterns. Numbers represent scale steps–places within a scale. Doing this regularly will really develop your ear; you will…
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Get Ready: The New Season Is Here! :)
It’s time to make music together again! Fall rehearsals begin this week (week of September 1), continuing the rich history of music here at First Christian Church. There’s…
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Itzhak Perlman on Intonation
In this video, the fabulous violinist Itzhak Perlman discusses intonation. While he is applying his demonstration to the violin (with piano), many of the concepts apply to our…