Videos
A selection of my favourite videos - live choir performances, virtual choir projects, online rounds tutorials and snippets from remote rehearsals held on Zoom during the Covid pandemic...
Chandelier, by Sia, as taught online to Crib Notes Choir (using a loop machine).
Daddy Cool, by Boney M, as taught to Quaggy Community Choir.
Solsbury Hill by Peter Gabriel, performed by KT6 Vocal Group, arranged and conducted by Jake Alexander.
Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell, performed by KT6 Vocal Group, arranged and conducted by Jake Alexander.
Those Who Wish to Sing, written by Jake Alexander and performed by the singers and musical directors of Quaggy Community Choir, Crib Notes Choir, Palace Acappella, Raised Voices, Grove Park Singers, Kender Singers, Downham & Whitefoot Community Choir and Quoddy Voices.
The Hive, a virtual performance by Quaggy Community Choir. Words by local poet Barney Harper (a choir member), and music and electric cello/loop machine accompaniment by Jake Alexander.
Ca' the Yowes, a Scottish folk song arranged by Jake Alexander and performed by Crib Notes in collaboration with other local choirs
Loveliest of Trees, a round tutorial. The song is based on words from a poem by A.E. Housman - for more of these please see Rounds and Canons.
Happy, by Pharrell Williams, as taught to online choirs during the 2020 Covid lockdown (using a loop machine).
Stay Another Day, as taught to Crib Notes Choir, Christmas 2020.
