[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Conductor Kenneth Woods wrote on his blog a while Back (As I was just saying) about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in rehearsals. &nb...

This post originally appeared on Helping You Harmonise in December 2011. A discussion over on Choralnet from a couple of weeks Back has prompted to me write about a phenomenon I’ve been thinking about for a while. the main subject is about the ro...

Happy New Year to one and all... just think.... This time next year you could be a millionaire .... you could also be reminiscing about your wonderful Singing Holiday to Launde Abbey and patting yourself on the Back for booking early and banking the sa...

Awake the Harp preparing my conducting recital Back in 2015

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was running a one-day workshop a while Back and it seemed to me that the whole thing wasn’t gelling. People seemed uninspired, energy was low, and i...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]the world can be a scary and upsetting place. When I wrote this Back in 2016, here in the UK we were witnessing political infighting, uncertain futures, auster...

[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...

[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...

[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 post was originally posted to the Embro Thistle Singers blog.  Isn't it the truth?  Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy.  What is it that is holding you Back?  Have you thought that maybe YOU should be the director of t...