Over 400 million people around the world regularly stream music. It's a quick, easy and accessible way of sharing your choir’s music with the community. You don’t need to invest in expensive equipment, however, to be able to make pro...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] “You can’t run a singing workshop here, we don’t have a piano.” photo by Thomas Quine It’s amazing ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I don’t go to concerts much, especially not choir concerts. I find them rather long and boring. Photot by ToniVC But a fe...
For those of you who missed the cahnce to hear Albion on Meet the Choir on Radio 3, Sunday afternoon Choir programme with Sara Mohr-Pietsch there is a second chance on Sunday 5th July. Don't say you have not been warned - chance to catch up with a litt...
I’ve just finished reading a remarkable book called The Art of Possibility. It’s jointly authored by Rosamund Stone Zander and her husband, Benjamin Zander, who is an orchestral conductor. Ben Zander by p_c_w In the book, B...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A concert is looming and there are a couple of songs you don’t know that well. Photo by _foam You’ll need to put in s...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] “I love singing, but I haven’t sung for years and I really miss it.” So why haven’t you joined a choir or co...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A few weeks back I wrote about why people might not join choirs or attend singing workshops: 10 reasons why people don’t join choirs (but love to...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’m ashamed to say that I don’t know the name of every singer in my choir. Unless choir members come for a drink after a...
Praise in Public for legitimate accomplishment, don’t pander. Create challenging but attainable goals; short term, mid-term and long term. Take trips to both destinations and festivals, combined trips are best Schedul...
