[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We are living in unprecedented times. People are not allowed to socialise. How do we keep singing together? I’ll look at some of the ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]I teach songs from all over the world, often in foreign languages. But People are always asking me for more songs in English. Why is this? Especially since ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are many choir leaders whose priority is to create as perfect a rendition of a written musical score as they can (see Music lives in flawed humans and...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When I was a student, I’d sit in lectures scribbling down everything that the lecturer wrote on the board. Like most People there, I understood...
Just in case your choir hasn't already participated in this new research from Canterbury Christ Church University in the UK, this is a reminder that the survey is open until the beginning of September. The study is exploring why People sing in choirs, ch...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I often get People writing to me for advice about choirs. Some of them don’t agree with the direction their choir leader is taking them, some ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many People look back to the good old days when we all used to gather round a piano and sing for hours, or join in a good sing-song down the local pub. &n...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] People pay good money to come on a singing course and want to sing as much as they can. But everyone needs a break. How do you fin...
The late Ella Fitzgerald, who was known as one of the best female vocalists of her time, was once quoted as saying: “The only thing better than singing is more singing.” In the USA alone, more than 28.5 million People regularly sing in one of ...