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blog: Don’t let your choir leader do all the work – realise how capable you are as a singer

[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: 7 ways to hold onto your choir members: why retention is more important than recruitment

[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: Beyond the usual suspects – how to get choir members to volunteer for supporting roles

[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 give and receive starting notes 2: receiving your note accurately

[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: Singing is about listening, not looking

[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...

blog: This is what music is about and why I sing!!

This is what music is all about and why I sing this genre.. I just wish I could be there to experience the group Singing this their chosen song!! I douibt there will be a dry eye in the house.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2B...

ChoirPlayer App
video: ChoirPlayer App

I have been running community choirs for years and years. I have always wanted to make choral Singing, whatever the genre, available to everyone - even those who don't read music. I would like to introduce my new app created in association with 3fire ...  more

blog: Mood of Christmas 2013; A 10th Time Success

10 years ago, when Yasmin Cader asked Soul Sounds to do a concert at the then Colombo Plaza, little did I know that 10 years later we would still be Singing heralding the birth of Christ at the same venue... I thank god for the blessings, and thank all in...

blog: Sing the intention, not the meaning

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We’re always told to focus on the meaning of the lyrics when Singing a song in order to communicate it properly and to give some emotion to our delivery...

blog: How to bring harmonies to life when teaching a song

[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...