Singing

Legendary Australian rocker Jimmy Barnes is back with another new album, My Criminal Record due out on May 31. He joins Jim in the studio explain why the best of Jimmy Barnes is yet to come. Audio

Choral singing is the most wonderful thing that human beings can do, says Morris Stuart, conductor of the Central Australian Aboriginal Women's Choir. The Song Keepers is a documentary following the… Video, Audio

Sami Sister and Trip Pony performer Priya Sami took a life-changing journey to India, her father's homeland, to trace her roots through traditional Indian song. Audio

Jesse Griffin is probably not as well known as his alter-ego Wilson Dixon. His routine with cowboy Wilson Dixon has won numerous awards and sold out shows. Wilson's back this year for the… Audio

Andrew Withington is musical director and conductor of the New Zealand Secondary Students Choir - a 60-strong chorus of teenagers who work with top vocal and acting coaches and perform across the… Audio

The King's Singers are considered masters of harmony. They've developed their own techniques and hold workshops educating other a cappella groups. The double Grammy-winning King's Singers in in New… Audio

RNZ reporter Emile Donovan talks to Lorraine Minnel, the aunt of Keale Settle who sings the song that won Best Original Song. Audio

Tim Dodd talks with Brian Kay, the original bass in the all-male a cappella group formed in the mid-sixties by six friends at King's College, Cambridge and still going strong. Programme one of two. Audio

Everyone loves to sing while driving, until they get a ticket. Video, Audio

Mezzo Soprano Catrin Johnsson and pianist Rachel Fuller hit the road this Labour weekend with Voices NZ for three concerts to celebrate Spring and Love. Audio

GALS, the Auckland Gay and Lesbian choir is celebrating its 25th anniversary with an event that highlights an important issue for Auckland: homelessness. The choir will perform The Street Requiem… Audio

Being encouraged to sing louder in school and a lack of knowledge around vocal techniques is contributing to increased vocal problems for children. Audio

Conductor James Judd is a vocal advocate for music education for all. It’s been a topic of much discussion around the election, with the consensus being arts and music is being pushed aside because of… Audio

Were you told as a child that you shouldn’t or couldn’t sing? What about being told you were tone deaf? As an adult do you sing now? Telling a child they can’t sing has life-long implications. But… Audio

Singing to babies strengthens the attachment between mother and infant and encourages children to self-regulate. It can also help mothers with postnatal depression and benefit babies with Down's… Audio

Soprano Katherine McIndoe and Baritone Daniel O’Connor are performing in Tchaikovsky's Eugene Onegin for Days Bay Opera.

Katherine will perform as Tatyana, while Daniel will reprise Eugene Onegin… Audio

Luke Bird is used to singing national anthems in massive stadia across the world. Now down the line from The Weekend's little Auckland booth he's talking about his life, his favourite and least… Audio

The Kiri te Kanawa Foundation is coming to the aid of young NZ singers in a well researched and targeted programme. Trustee Stephen Dee explains how the programme could save a young singer $60,000 –… Audio

If you struggle to hit the high notes of Mariah Carey then our next guest may be able to help you out. Professor Ingo Titze, from the University of Utah, led a team of scientists to find out why some… Audio