[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...

  This has been a long time coming. For the past several Years I’ve mused about forming an interfaith vocal ensemble, but it never seemed to be the right time.   Now it is.   Feel free to join me. We already have rehearsal spac...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There was an article by Alex Petridis in The Guardian a few Years back in which he claimed that:   “singing out of tune can convey emotions tha...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Nat started his choir four Years aGo. He has slowly built the numbers up to a fairly stable 35 or so, but thinks it’s time for a change.   &n...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some Years aGo I did some voice-only arrangements of Queen songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listening to a lot of Queen recordings!   ...

Muzaria evolved from the award winnning choir Salvacosta , who ran for 17 Years. Please see the website for everything you need to know

With age, vocal cords become less flexible and most singers find that it becomes harder to hit the high notes as the Years Go by. This can become a challenge, especially for older choir members. It’s important to take care of your voi...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In January 2008 I handed over the reins of my first choir WorldSong to a new musical director after ten Years at the helm.     And in ...

According to the Big Choral Census, there are more than 2 million people in Britain that sing in a choir. However, over the past year, face-to-face choir rehearsals haven’t always been possible. Many choirs have rehearsed together using video c...

Based on the long-lasting partnership with locals, meeting music will host Venezia in Musica in lovely surroundings, in Sacile. In the past few Years always worth to see it and visit there for Friendship Concerts, now you can attend to the autumn edition ...