[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When you think you’re not singing well, you’ll often blame yourself. But what if it’s something else, something outside yourself that you ca...
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THIS post WAS ORIGINALLY postED IN WWW.ONLINEREHEARSALS.BLOGSPOT.COM To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor - Oliver Wendell Holmes It's the choir off-season at the...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] In many ways, we are all defined by the songs we choose to sing. Our favourite ditties say a lot about our tastes, background, age, religion and culture. &...
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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I often get asked this, along with “How can I sing high without hurting myself?” photo by Allisonnik There is no quick fix, but here are some ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was running a workshop recently, and somebody grabbed me in the break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. &n...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are times when it’s not been appropriate for an audience to clap. Funerals and weddings are the obvious ones. photo by Linda Thomas ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I regularly get emails out of the blue from various singing groups scattered across the globe asking for gigs. Recently I had one from a Russian ensemble, ...
