[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]   Staring at a blank page waiting for the muse to strike. Slumped in a chair waiting to feel energised enough to go jogging. Feeling down and the last ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I love to Sing harmony. In fact, that’s pretty much the only time I Sing!     WorldSong choir, Coventry   But to do that you ne...

This is Gethsemane, one of two performances performed by Do You Hear the People Sing? at New Milton Music Festival on Sunday 20 March 2016, which earned them not only best choir of their category but also best choir overall of the festival. It was arrange...  moreThis is Gethsemane, one of two performances performed by Do You Hear the People Sing? at New Milton Music Festival on Sunday 20 March 2016, which earned them not only best choir of their category but also best choir overall of the festival. It was arranged specifically for Do You Hear the People Sing? for the occasion, by their leader, Nicole Dawson  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A friend asks you to comment on their Singing or asks you if you think they can Sing at all.     What can you say without hurting thei...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To Make Singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...

OK so some songs we recorded didn't Make the CD "These Islands". Here is one that got away. The Miller of Dee. We will soon be putting up a podcast of the Choral Celebration, for a limited time in the run up to the Grand Depart. Keep your eyes and ears...

"Watch What Happens" performed by Do You Hear the People Sing? in rehearsal June 2015. Arrangement and additional material by Choir Leader Nicole Dawson

Come and Sing Handel - Saturday 9th March 2019 in Settle, North Yorkshire   Book a date to come and Sing some great Handellian music in the 260th year since his death, which will include the favourite 'Zadock the Priest', but also the lar...

If you have had a coaching session or workshop with me in the last two or three years, you will have recently received an email that says: Hello there! I am getting in touch with people I’ve worked with in recent times to Make sure I can meet as...