[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...

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 ...  moreI 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  

[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...

[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...

[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...

Music and the Spoken Word broadcast with The TaBernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. When In Our Music God Is Glorified 2. For the Beauty of the Earth 3. Prelude on Pisgah (Organ Solo) 4. “Happy and Blest Are They,” from St. Paul 5. T...  moreMusic and the Spoken Word broadcast with The TaBernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. When In Our Music God Is Glorified 2. For the Beauty of the Earth 3. Prelude on Pisgah (Organ Solo) 4. “Happy and Blest Are They,” from St. Paul 5. The Greatest Battle of Life (Spoken Word) 6. Oh, Peter, Go Ring Them Bells 7. May the Good Lord Bless and Keep  

This is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration: Verse 1 A Centipede was Happy quite Until a frog in fun said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?" (with a left r...  moreThis is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration: Verse 1 A Centipede was Happy quite Until a frog in fun said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?" (with a left right right left right) This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch Considering how to run. Verse 2 She stopped and thought and, mystified, Soliloquized on this; Put right foot first and found it left Her left leg wrong right side This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch Considering how to run.  less

[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.   ...