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blog: Learning songs by ear: what should you do while other parts are being taught?

[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...

blog: What to do with your hands while singing – 5 ideas for singers in choirs

[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...

blog: Brand new, high-end LGBT Choir for London

The Fourth Choir (temporary name) will focus on performing great choral works - long and short, new and old, familiar and forGotten - and aim to sing at the highest competition standards and be semi-professional in a few Years time. We think that with al...

blog: The costs of cancelling a concert or singing workshop (and ways to avoid it in the first place)

[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...

blog: How to keep your choir or singing business alive while it’s shut down

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I started my first community choir over 20 Years aGo. I used to worry that, after the long summer break, the singers would have forGotten me and wouldn’...

blog: No matter how prepared I am, I still get nervous

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I reckon I’m a fairly experienced teacher and workshop leader. I’ve been teaching in one form or another for almost 35 Years.   &n...

blog: How to reach every choir member without repeating yourself

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few Years aGo conductor Kenneth Woods posted an item on his blog, A View from the Podium, about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in re...

blog: One unkind word can put you off singing for ever – how to protect yourself

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There have been plenty of UK television programmes over the Years which have involved solo singing auditions such as The Voice and X Factor. Comments...

blog: Leading your first ever singing group – a complete beginner’s guide

[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...

blog: How to put on a successful concert 2: songs and concert structure

[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...