[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...
[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...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I really, really don’t like performing outdoors (I’ll come to why in a moment)! But sometimes it’s unavoidable, so what can we do to make...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I recently wrote about some of the reasons why you might think you can’t sing. Suessian megaphone by theparadigmshifter One of th...
Last weekend we ended a very fulfilling season with a choir party. To celebrate we all sang our version of "Seasons Of Love" from the musical Rent, lyrics by our conductor Jeanne Rabin (www.jeannerabin.com). You are all welcome to sing along (here's a li...
(the title comes from the young son of a friend of mine – I knew what he meant!) [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Like many teachers, I often catch colds during the autumn t...
Come to New York City in the summer of 2012 to participate in an international choir festival that will be as meaningful as it is memorable. "The Rhythms of One World" festival will open with a concert at UN Headquarters celebrating the anniversary of the...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I found myself last week arranging a bunch of songs to teach at the weekend. As usual, I’d left it far too late and was feeling rushed. &nb...
"Trechantira", traditional Greek song
