[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] We all have an image of the type of singer (or musical director or choir) that we think we are. There are things that we can do and things that we can&rsqu...

[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 a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’m often asked by concert-goers and choir leaders alike:   “Where do you get all your songs from?”     Well, here...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Apparently there is more to life than just singing (can’t imagine what), so occasionally you may have to miss a choir rehearsal (not Me though!...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Everyone likes to think that they’re indispensable.     The truth is though, when you’re not there your choir will manage ...

11th International choir and orchestra festival in Baden (Germany)07.12. - 10.12.2023 BADEN-BADEN – a charming town in the heart of the Black forest.The hot springs of the town were already appreciated and used by the Romans. The unique landscape...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This is a question I’m often asked at my singing workshops, especially by people starting out as choir leaders.   photo by JaMes Vaugh...

Music making for kids is alive and well in the Hutt Valley, in New Zealand and two award winning groups of talented kids are performing a combined programMe in Lower Hutt on November 11th. Sing and Strings is a joint concert by The Major Minors Childre...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   In your singing lessons and choir warm ups you’re bombarded with exercises and technical advice about posture, breathing, enunciation, pitching...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many of us are in choirs where a particular section needs bolstering. In my case it’s a lack of altos, for others it might be too few tenors.  ...