[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] The way an audience responds can affect our performance. In the absence of feedback, our most negative thoughts can raise their ugly heads. Bor...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It was over an hour long and included an amazing variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many people won’t consider joining a choir or going to a singing workshop because they believe they can’t ‘sing’. Yet ask them to s...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I often get enquiries about how you train to becoMe a choir or singing workshop leader. I don’t offer courses myself, but th...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] On the face of it, a workshop or concert can be a resounding success. photo by Andy Armstrong But ask individuals about how they think ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last week I wrote about Men and woMen singing the saMe not together and how that might feel strange: Singing the saMe note – differently!. ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] I caMe across an interesting article on Canada’s CBC Radio 2 blog a few years back. It was entitled Why do you sing? and attracted several comMents f...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] What is it with blokes and singing? In most open-access adult workshops that I run, only 10% of the participants are Men (and it seems to be getting le...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] “Being able to make 40 people who do not know each other sing so well together was amazing” “An excellent day proving that 50...
