[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I was collecting money at a workshop recently (something I nearly always forget as I always get so carried away with the singing!) and somebody mention...
Before you disagree with the title of this first blog, I encourage you to read through this and then make up your mind. I am going to start this first post out with a quote that captures the essence of why I began to compose. “Greatness is anywhere ...
A Traditional Nigerian Piece name Patewo
[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...
[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...
[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 ...
[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...
[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...
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. &...
