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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...

UpStage A Cappella
group: UpStage A Cappella

Tel Aviv's newest A Cappella group singing a mixture of modern and popular classics.

blog: How to teach (and learn) a song by ear 1

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   To make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...

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: When it comes to choirs and singing are you specialist or generalist?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...

blog: How Can similar choirs be so different?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Over the years I have run choirs and singing groups all based on the same principles, but in different locations. The general mix of genders, ages, backgro...