[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As I wrote recently (It’s summer – where have all the choir gone??!!), patchy attendance at regular choir Sessions can be very frustrating. &n...

I thought you might be interested in a new venture of mine.     I’m about to publish a free, monthly roundup of music news delivered straight to your inbox. As those of you who follow my Facebook Page know, I regularly post interesti...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This is a busy concert time for most choirs.     I thought I'd give an account of a typical concert by one of my community choirs. This ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some teachers find themselves having to lead singing Sessions at their school. But often they don’t have that much experience of teaching songs ...

On Saturday 22nd March the choir gave a concert at Westbury on Trym Baptist Church. A select audience were given a well thought out programme including this piece, The Sound of Silence.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   What’s great about a group of singers who meet regularly is that you can grow and develop together, improving skills and techniques week on wee...

The community choir I direct recently performed at an assisted living facility in San Diego.   After the performance, one of the choir members asked me how I thought we’d done.  I went over in my mind the usual choir stuff:  We c...

1st place Gold Medal || 1° posto Medaglia d'Oro Festival InCanto Mediterraneo 2013