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blog: Singers with hearing loss: how choir leaders can help

[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: When singers don’t show up – how to rehearse effectively

[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: The hardest thing about going to choir is leaving the house!

[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 warm up your voice on the bus (or any other public space)

[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 slow can you sing? – using speed as a rehearsal tool

[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: Why returning to your choir after a long absence need not be difficult

[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: Music notation – do singers need it?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I teach Songs without using any kind of musical notation. Like other members of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network I believe that singing should...

blog: ALBION - What we didn't put on the album

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...

blog: What do singing and sex have in common? – more than you think!

[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: Why being ‘pitchy’ can be in the ear of the beholder

[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...