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blog: How can similar choirs be so different?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Over the years I have run choirs and singing groups all based on the saMe principles, but in different locations. The general mix of genders, ages, backgro...

blog: Song Meanings lost in translation

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I have to admit that I’m not really a lyric person. I might have been listening to a particular pop song in English for years when I suddenly realise...

blog: Don’t play a recording of a song to your choir before you teach it to them

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’m often asked by choir Members to play a recording of a song before I start teaching it so they can get an idea of how it sounds.   ...

blog: The lost generation of singers – why no provision for the under 50s?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The Sing Up programMe for schools was set up by the UK governMent in January 2007 and was funded by them until April 2012. Their aim is to “give ever...

blog: My ideal community choir

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I want to share with you how I view open-access community choirs.     I’d like to think that the choirs I run are a bit different from...

blog: Outdoor singing performances – tips and tricks

[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...

blog: Learning to love the sound of your own voice

[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...

blog: Why being a confident singer is not always a good thing in a choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’m all in favour of confident singers (see How to be a confident singer). The problem is there are two kinds and one of them can be disruptive...

blog: One recording is worth a thousand photos – use sound to promote your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Singing is all about sound, whether it’s a one-day workshop, a live concert or a CD.     I’m amazed at choir websites, concert prom...

blog: Teacher of songs or song polisher – which kind of choir leader are you?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A while back I went to a singing workshop led by an internationally acclaiMed workshop leader. I was very disappointed at the lack of teaching skills...