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blog: 10 ways to be a better choir member

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about whether you need singing lessons in order to be able to sing. I suggested that People should simply jump in and join a...

blog: In praise of imperfection in art

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some People just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me.     ...

blog: Are you tone deaf? Very unlikely!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Very, very few People are tone deaf. Tone deafness is an abnormality of the brain which can also affect the understanding of language and certain spatial ...

blog: How to sing together in times of isolation

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We are living in unprecedented times. People are not allowed to socialise.     How do we keep singing together? I’ll look at some of the ...

blog: Why learning Songs with foreign lyrics need not be scary

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]I teach Songs from all over the world, often in foreign languages. But People are always asking me for more Songs in English. Why is this? Especially since ...

The Earwig Song performed by Matthew Curtis
video: the Earwig Song performed by Matthew Curtis

Comic poem and illustrations by Wilhelm Busch - about a poet who hopes to gain inspiration from nature, but nature thwarts him all the way. English version by David W Solomons set to music by David W Solomons All parts performed by Matthew Curtis

blog: Singing is about People, not musical notes

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   there are many choir leaders whose priority is to create as perfect a rendition of a written musical score as they can (see Music lives in flawed humans and n...

BachWerk
group: BachWerk

BachWerk is made up of a group of People in Brussels passionate about fantastic music and determined to do something about it. Together we have formed a choir of talented musicians from Belgium and around the world. Our common goal is to make great mu...  more

blog: Ask questions – your choir leader (probably) won’t bite!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I was a student, I’d sit in lectures scribbling down everything that the lecturer wrote on the board. Like most People there, I understood...

blog: International research project for choirs - an invitation!

Just in case your choir hasn't already participated in this new research from Canterbury Christ Church University in the UK, this is a reminder that the survey is open until the beginning of September. the study is exploring why People sing in choirs, ch...