[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   We’ve all seen it: a timid, slouched, nervous person approaches The microphone. We expect disaster. They open Their mouth and The most amazIng, beauti...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I was runnIng a one-day workshop a while back and it seemed to me that The whole thIng wasn’t gellIng. People seemed unInspired, energy was low, and i...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   A few years ago I spent two weeks travellIng through The Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. I was really lookIng forward to hearIng plenty of tr...

Performed at The Our Lady of The Guadalupe Parish, General Trias Cavite "A Night of Choral Music". (June 30, 2018)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] I get regular emails from people askIng questions about songs and copyright. I’m certaInly no expert, but I have written a few articles that you migh...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] I teach a song by ear In less than an hour at a workshop. Everyone picks it up really quickly and Then They sIng it brilliantly. We’ve been workIng ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]Just because a song is In a foreign language, you still need to respect its origIns. Sami family by Morten Oddvik There is a huge amount of misInformation ...

[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...

[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...