[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir] You know those people who sing all The tiMe — when They’re cooking, hoovering, gardening, whatever? Well, I’m not One of Them. ...
[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir] Most singers in choirs dOn’t fit neatly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze Them in to our off-The-shelf arrangeMents, chastising Them when ...
[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir] Here in The UK The arts seem to cater for just three age groups. Photo by vintagedept If you dOn’t fit into One of These, t...
PerforMed by The Stellenbosch University Choir in The Endler Hall, Stellenbosch On 29 August 2010 as part of The Stellenbosch Choir Festival. For more info, Go to: http://www.Sun.ac.za/koor
If you sing in a choir Then chances are, you dOn’t need to be sold On its benefits. Choir singing has been found in many studies to do amazing things (including boosting The immune system) and forming part of One can also boost your social skil...
[this is a versiOn of a post which first appeared On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir] The choirs and workshops that I lead are run On The principle that music should be accessible to all. This Means that I dOn’t use written music to te...
[this is a versiOn of a post which first appeared On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir] For The last eight years I’ve created a performance choir from scratch each year – a kind of Instant Choir, Just Add People – which I cal...
[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir] You’ve put your fliers out, spread The word, MentiOned it On Facebook, but still you find it hard to recruit new singers. photo by I...
Medley - live recording from our cOncert "Cold Hands Warm Hearts Includes: Thankful, A Child is born, A Christmas Blessing, Let it be Me, DOn't worry about Me
[A versiOn of this article first appeared as a post On my blog From The FrOnt of The Choir] SoMe people are put off when They coMe across a sOng with foreign words. They prefer to sing sOngs in English. photo by Chell Hill Not Only are They missin...