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I have been running community choirs for years and years. I have always wanted to make choral singing, whatever the genre, available to everyone - even those who Don't read music. I would like to introduce my new app created in association with 3fire ...  is).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreisplay:none;">I have been running community choirs for years and years. I have always wanted to make choral singing, whatever the genre, available to everyone - even those who Don't read music. I would like to introduce my new app created in association with 3fire music. It would be great to Know what y'all think of my baby! Many thanks and wishes Jane  

blog: How to plan a singing workshop when you don’t Know who’s coming

[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...

blog: Why alcohol and good singing don’t mix

[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...

blog: Keep it to yourself! – why colds, singing and choirs don’t mix

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] 'Tis the season to be poorly. A warm rehearsal room is the ideal place to spread coughs and sneezes, especially with all that deep breathing and standing c...

blog: Why my singers don’t use recorded parts to learn songs

[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...

blog: 12 false beliefs about singing that can prevent you from even trying – don’t let them stop you!

[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...

blog: Why I Don't like "a cappella"

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I was asked if I would like to conduct an interview on my blog with a well-Known singing group who had just released a new CD.   ...

blog: Why I Don't like concert programmes

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces.   Photo by...

blog: Learning songs by ear

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many people have no idea how a song is learnt by ear. they assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been singing (and l...

blog: Christmas carols are dying out – but are they really?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] there were two articles in the UK national press a few years ago, one bemoaning the fact that we don’t sing Christmas carols together as much as we u...