Online Links for Practice Resources
We expect choir members to do plenty of practice between rehearsals!
Pieces for the 7 June 2025 concert:
Saturday 7th June, 2025: Concert at St Andrew’s Church, Maple Road, Surbiton
- Mendelssohn: Elijah
To help you practice, here are a selection of sources to sing along to:
| Mendelssohn: Elijah | ||
| MP3 and Midi practice files | Cyberbass (with instrument): All SATB parts here Choralia (with synthetic voice): All SATB parts here | |
| YouTube (free) | Full piece here Soprano parts here Alto parts here Tenor parts here Bass parts here | |
Notes on the various Midi and MP3 Sources
CHORALIA (free)
These particular MP3 files use a “synthetic voice” which does sound a bit odd, but it means that you can hear each syllable pronounced. It’s very helpful, though purists may shudder!
You can choose the Voice with metronome, Emphasised voice with other voices, or All voices.
You can either play these from the web page (left-click) or download each file to your PC (right-click and “Save As”).
CYBERBASS (free)
Another useful practice resource (in which the emphasised part is played on an instrument rather than voice).
CHORD PERFECT (some free, some paid)
This site enables you to hear your particular part emphasised and sung by professional singers complete with orchestral accompaniment. There are not many composers/works featured on this site at the moment. For future reference you can find it here.
JOHN FLETCHER’S MIDI AND MP3 FILES (some free, some paid)
Works that are out of copyright are free to download without logging in. To download works that are still in copyright, you must register for a paid account (£4 for 4 months, £10 per year) and log in.
You can either play these from the web page (left-click) or download each file to your PC (right-click and “Save As”). The slowed-down sections for practice are clearly marked “at slower, rehearsal speed”. If playing a Midi file direct from the web does not work, you can download the Midi files individually to your PC by right-clicking each icon.