[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I keep seeing virtual choirs on Facebook and hearing about amazing Zoom singing sessions. Photo by Virginia State Parks It’s hard not to compare and...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are quite a few choirs out there made up entirely of blind singers. There are also many famous individual blind singers (Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocell...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] And I mean English … not Irish or Welsh or Scottish. How is it possible to have an unplanned, spontaneous and genuine gathering of people who sing t...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This post is one of a series of occasional Questions and Answers that I do on my own blog. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question. &...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I wrote a post called Over-rehearsed or under-prepared: which is better? One of the comments got me thinking about things that have gone wrong...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There is (apparently) a proverb from Zimbabwe that says: “If you can walk, then you can dance. If you can talk, then you can sing.” &nb...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Ever asked your choir members how they think things are going? Is there a large committee helping to run your choir? If so, you’ve realised that a ch...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Choirs are not meeting at the moment so lots of you have gone online to sing. Given that it will be just you singing at a screen, what can you do to get the ...
Our first concert. Year 2012.
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The way an audience responds can affect our performance. In the absence of feedback, our most negative thoughts can raise their ugly heads. Bor...