Resources

The VOCES8 Digital Academy provides a variety of learning tools. It includes:

  • a range of ensemble repertoire for choirs with teaching and performing videos

  • warm-ups for choirs

  • warm-ups for schools

  • songs and cross-curricular activities for schools including teaching videos and backing tracks

Sample Resources

VOCES8 Method Parts 1 And 2

Paul introduces parts one and two of the VOCES8 Method, with members of VOCES8, Apollo5 and the VOCES8 Scholars.

Tuning A Chord

Barney demonstrates an exercise to help choirs tune and balance chords.

Creative Responses

Music on the Waters

This video demonstrates a creative response to “Music on the waters”, by Jonathan Dove. With members of VOCES8, Apollo5 and the VOCES8 Scholars, Paul Smith demonstrates different elements of the song before the group create music together. The sheet music for the original score is available on the Friday Afternoons website.

Baiskeli

A teaching video featuring members of VOCES8, Apollo5 and the VOCES8 Scholars, showing a ‘creative response’ to the Friday Afternoon song, Baiskeli. In this example, the newly created song is led and arranged by Paul Smith.

Notes to Accompany Baiskeli

Click the button for Journey on a Bicycle - Developing a Creative Response to Baiskeli. Age: 6-11 Level: Key Stages 1 & 2

God Grant with Grace – Thomas Tallis

Listen to the VOCES8 Scholars sing God Grant with Grace

The score and practice tracks are available for free on the Digital Academy.

Big Ben

Learn Blake Morgan’s arrangement of Westminster Quarters with VOCES8.

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