noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
choral
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It is not just the choral singing that puts this new Messiah up with the very best.
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However, one area which has inevitably suffered in the process is that of choral singing .
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Her love of choral singing , fostered at Oxford in the Bach Choir, gives her continuing pleasure.
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Consequently, many young people now see choral singing as less glamorous and challenging than playing in an ensemble.
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The programmes are noted particularly for the high quality of choral singing .
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There are nevertheless still some school, borough and county choirs which flourish and some music centres which also promote choral singing .
good
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At its best , singing can feel like a river of light flowing through a firm yet flexible channel.
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They could never even rely upon a good singing voice - instead there is that distinctive nasal whine.
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Match your vocal chords to the best singing bird in the world, the Water Slagger.
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Which would seem to suggest that old-fashioned good singing is good, nomatterwhat register it happens to be in.
■ NOUN
lesson
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He did not stop playing the trumpet or taking singing lessons .
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I have also indicated to the headmistress that you take singing lessons .
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And, he says, he's still taking singing lessons .
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So she had singing lessons , and both Eva and Margaret learnt the art of speech and drama from a Mrs Rickwood.
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Individual singing lessons are also available, and a limited number of pupils can receive piano lessons at School.
voice
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Sometimes its funny, sometimes its poignant, sometimes it's just an excuse to show off a fine singing voice .
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They could never even rely upon a good singing voice - instead there is that distinctive nasal whine.
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Electronic man attending to the high singing voices from another star that compliment him, soothe him, accept his duty.
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A pleasant girl with a sweet singing voice .
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She had a pretty singing voice , no more, and was still too young for social occasions.
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But being trained to use your singing voice is really good.
■ VERB
hear
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Sometimes you hear her singing , in the summertime.
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He could hear more singing on the quays below: still more revellers on their way to the cathedral.
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I heard the singing of birds turn to voices.
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From below, in the Bible belt, I hear hymn singing .
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Sharpe could hear their strong singing .
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From the mound, he heard voices of people singing , as if at a banquet.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be singing from the same hymn book/sheet
be singing from the same hymn sheet/book
burst out laughing/crying/singing etc
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At that point I burst out laughing.
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Charles didn't respond and after a frozen pause, she collapsed into a chair and burst out crying.
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He did it so cleverly that you would think it was the real thing - until he burst out laughing.
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I came down the steps of the Ashbery that morning and burst out laughing at the heat.
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I said and burst out crying.
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Julie, surprised, burst out laughing.
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The whole group bursts out laughing.
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The woman and children burst out laughing again, getting up from the table and crowding round me.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Danni decided to come to England to launch her singing career.
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Everyone joined in with the singing .
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He asked her why she didn't make use of her talent and give singing lessons.
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I hear Frank's taken up singing again.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And, he says, he's still taking singing lessons.
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He is in his school sports teams and enjoys singing , having recently won prizes at two festivals.
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Suggestions are also made for antiphonal singing .
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The solo singing is by and large excellent.
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There was a reason why they had foregone the privilege of having a singing canary in the dock.
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This in turn may influence the singing of a congregation, and make it flabby and dull.
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Unaccompanied congregational singing can be beautiful and satisfying.
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We also help to swell the singing when early madrigals are included in a performance.