[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in The UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in The UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions ac...

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photo by Gordon Smith

Barlow Bradford's Utah Chamber Artists perform "Run, Toboggan Run" by Abbie Betinis in Their 2012 Christmas Concert at Libby Gardner Concert Hall. Publisher: Fred Bock Co / HT Fitzsimons.

Last weekend we ended a very fulfilling season with a choir party. To celebrate we all sang our version of "Seasons of Love" from The musical Rent, lyrics by our conductor Jeanne Rabin (www.jeannerabin.com). You are all welcome to sing along (here's a li...

"Trechantira", traditional Greek song

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Once upon a time you could only hear your favourite song if you travelled to a live performance. It was a special, one-off, shared experience.   ...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in The UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in The UK, as well as adult singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...