Links and resources for students
Simon's Singing Exercises
Simon's Teaching Timetable
Salisbury Chamber Chorus
Simon's Facebook page
Simon's Facebook page as a teacher
Salisbury Chamber Chorus's Facebook page
Exam boards and information
Associated Board Singing Exams
Associated Board dates and fees
Teacher websites
Listening resources
Choir and singer resource websites
Making Music - UK's leading amateur music group umbrella organisation
choirs.org - information about British choirs
vocalist.org - singers and teachers forum, plus bookshop
John Fletcher - choral backing tracks
ChoraLine - choral backing tracks and other resources
Preparing sheet music for audition pianists
Musical Theatre Educators Alliance advice page
Opera
WNO
Royal Opera
ENO
Southampton Mayflower
Opera Base - opera news and database
Sheet music
IMSLP - out of copyright free downloads
Score Exchange
Schubertline
Sheet Music Direct
Sheet Music Plus
Mogul Diamonds second hand books and music
Recommended music books
Opera aria collections:
Schirmer Arias for soprano (vol. 1, 2 and coloratura), mezzo, tenor, baritone or bass
(They look like this)
Music Theatre collections:
Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology, soprano vols 1-7, mezzo vols 1-7, tenor vols 1-7, baritone vols 1-7, duets vols 1 & 2
(They look like this)
NB SMTA volumes some in book only, book plus accompaniment online, book plus CD, and CD only versions. Make sure you buy what you want. They also vary in price considerably - second hand copies tend to be good bargains.
Contemporary Singing Actor for men, vols 1 & 2, or for women, vols 1 & 2, or duets
(They look like this)
French song collections:
Art of French Song, vol 1 & 2 (high or low), pub. Peters
Lieder collections:
German Lieder of the 19th Century (high or low), pub. Peters
Baroque Italian aria collections:
ABRSM: A Selection of Italian Arias, vols 1 & 2 (high or low)
ABRSM Grade 8 book (not fully inclusive):
The Art of Song Grade 8 (high, medium or low
And recommended books about music
'The AB Guide to Music Theory' (Parts 1 and 2) - Eric Taylor
'The Good Opera Guide' - Denis Forman
'Singing in Style' - Martha Elliot
'What to Listen For in Music' - Aaron Copland
'Music: A Very Short Introduction' - Nicholas Cook
'A Guide to Musical Analysis' - Nicholas Cook
'A History of Western Music' - Grout/Palisca
'Singing and the Actor' - Gillyanne Kayes
'Lieder Line by Line' - Lois Philips
'German Diction for English-Speaking Singers' - Jacqueline Pischorn
'The Interpretation of French Song' - Pierre Bernac
'Elementary Training For Musicians' - Paul Hindemith
Plus a handy online glossary of musical terms (it says 'for kids', but...)
Online music theory course:
Classical aria, song reference, and pronunciation (IPA) sites:
IPA Source - International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) transcriptions and literal translations of opera arias and art song texts
LiederNet: Texts and Translations to Lieder, mélodies, art songs, and other vocal music
The Aria Database - Information, translations, and MIDIs of famous opera arias for singers and music lovers
Nikolai reads Lieder texts on YouTube
IPA Dictionaries on the Web
Diction Police - Text guides by native speakers and IPA help
Sight-singing website:
Sight-Reading Factory - Subscription site, but excellent
Sight-Reading Mastery - Graded sight-singing tests (at least temporarily offline)
Sight Singing School - you can opt out of the sol-fa version and just do the cleverly graded course
Classical summer schools:
Summer Schools website
Musical Chairs International guide
MT summer schools:
Backing tracks:
iTunes, Qobuz, Spotify, YouTube and Amazon have a lot of backing tracks now, but specialist sites include:
Appcompanist - can be edited for key, tempo and more
SBI Global
Bone prop shop (12.99, shockingly, but it works):
Steamer
The Boots inhaler is no more. But the Medisure Steam Inhaler is all you need, and available at various online shops (including Amazon) for £3.49-£8.99.
If you'd like to submit a link, please contact me.