The Choir's Notebooks
I regularly publish articles here for those who sing in choirs, ensembles, solo, or simply for the pleasure of letting their voices ring out.
You will find practical advice, ideas for exercises, reflections on posture, listening, breathing, intention... Everything that makes a song more than just a sequence of notes: a space for connection, presence and transmission.
Welcome to this open notebook, designed to accompany you on your vocal journey, step by step.
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Facile à l’écoute, difficile à chanter : comprendre la vraie difficulté d’une pièce
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Respirer ensemble : le geste invisible qui change tout
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Subtle nuances: from pp to ff with control
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Vocal fatigue during rehearsals: when should you be concerned?
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Third, fifth, seventh: getting to grips with scary words
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Taming space: when the venue influences the singing
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Dare to suggest during rehearsals: when your feelings become a collective strength
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Finally understanding your breathing when singing
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Singing in several ensembles: enrichment or dispersion?
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Cadences: harmonic turns you already know without realising it
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Occasional soloist: transitioning smoothly from group to individual performance
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Musical memorisation: freeing your voice from the score
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Deciphering by understanding harmony (even without reading everything)
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Polyphony: staying on track without getting lost
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The silence between notes: understanding collective breathing
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Dynamic nuances: adjusting your voice according to the musical context
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Regular exercise, even light exercise, makes all the difference.
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Singing in the breath of others: breathing together to vibrate better
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Posture in choral singing: neither military nor slouching, but lively
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Freeing your voice does not mean opening it up more, it means listening to it better.
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Musicality: expressing more without doing more
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Why your voice doesn't sound like everyone else's — and that's a good thing
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Vocal errors are not mistakes: change your perspective to improve
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Singing without tension: what if you did less?
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Finding your personal anchor: the stability that frees your voice
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Not being a reader: an obstacle or an opportunity for progress?
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When the body gives way, the voice follows: understanding the domino effect
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Finding your voice: why feelings are more important than words
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Take ownership of voice prompts to make real progress
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Choral accuracy: why internal listening is essential
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Breathing together: the discreet key to a harmonious choir
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Chef's tips: how to manage without losing your footing
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Trust and complex polyphony: how to keep your bearings?
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Why you cannot hear your voice during rehearsals (and what to do about it)
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Make your voice heard without ever forcing it
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How to sing with others without disappearing behind them
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Body and voice: reconciling the two to sing better
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Small physical rituals to easily prepare your voice
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Vocal techniques: how to avoid getting lost in the details?
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Rediscovering the voice: why this book is an essential companion for every choir singer
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Exploring its resonances: feeling rather than thinking
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Why do we sometimes feel lost in a choir despite our experience?
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The voice is vibration: understanding the sensation before the technique
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Vocal kindness: why it changes everything in choral singing
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What is it that makes singing so enjoyable?
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Is singing in a choir enough to become a better singer?
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Why continue to progress in choral singing when you are already experienced?
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Anyone can sing: overcoming barriers to vocal learning
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Singing is speaking: towards a natural and accurate choral interpretation
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Singing with emotion: how to go beyond technique
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