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blog: STAB, TABS or ASSBAT – how does your choir line up?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Two weeks ago I wrote about how individuals choose where to stand within their part (Don't stand too close to me! - finding the right place to stand in yo...

blog: Stop chasing after songs for your choir – learn to respect, research and relax

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There are people out there desperate to find more songs for their choir.   photo by Victor Grigas   They record everything at singing...

blog: How to develop perfect warm up exercises for your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]The choir leader’s (and singer’s) lament: “I’m bored with the warm ups and want new ideas.” It’s very easy to create you...

blog: Keeping a choir happy – you can’t please everyone

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There have been grumblings in my choir of late. Some people are not happy.     But is it possible to keep everyone in a choir happy?  ...

blog: I may not know much about music, but I know what I like!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Somebody asked me the other day if I do workshops on songs from the musicals. I don't like musical theatre, so the answer was a resounding “No&rdquo...

blog: When did you last sing together? You don’t know what you’ve got ’til it’s gone

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] The last time I was in a room with a group of singers was nearly six months ago. If I had known then that I wouldn’t be singing like that for the fore...

blog: 5 ways to keep things fresh when you’re being taught a song you already know

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]At any singing workshop I run there will probably be someone who already knows one of the songs I’m teaching. photo by Sludge G If that is you, what ...

blog: I'm only going to say this once

[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...

blog: What should individual singers focus on when performing as part of a choir or small group?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Whether you sing harmony in a small group or a large choir there are many things demanding your attention: other singers, conductor, audience, your own par...

blog: Be the best singer you can, but don’t forget there’s more to life

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   for some people being a famous singer or being in the best choir in the world or making a hit record or singing a piece perfectly in competition is t...