This page contains general audio resources for use by choir members. This includes individual voice lines for some of the pieces we are rehearsing, and pronunciation files where appropriate.
** Note that you’ll need a MIDI file player to listen to tracks from the Learn Choral Music website – further information on this requirement is provided on the website **
Voice lines
J S Bach – Christmas Oratorio
Learning voice lines are available for Bach’s Christmas Oratorio on the Choralia website. Click on a name below to listen to or download voice lines for that cantata.
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 – Cantata Nr. 1
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 – Cantata Nr. 4
Christmas Oratorio BWV 248 – Cantata Nr. 5
Praetorius
Leighton (arr.) – Quittez Pasteurs
A performance by Guildford Cathedral Choir of Kenneth Leighton’s arrangement of Quittez Pasteurs (sung in English)
Texts and exercises
John Dexter’s Rhythm Method: – this booklet by our musical director, published in 2009, provides guidance and tuition in the sight-singing of simple and more complex rhythmic patterns. Audio illustrations of the examples and exercises are available in the document by clicking on the associated track number. N.B. When viewing the document online, clicking on the tracks will switch to viewing the audio player. In order to continue displaying the text while playing the audio track, download the document to your phone, tablet or computer and click on the links when online.
