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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: What is YOUR choir horror story?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I wrote a post called Over-rehearsed or under-prepared: which is better? One of the comments got me thinking about things that have gone wrong...

blog: Why a choir can never be truly democratic

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Ever asked your choir members how they think things are going? Is there a large committee helping to run your choir? If so, you’ve realised that a ch...

blog: How audiences behave and how we respond

[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...

blog: Why too much rehearsal can be a bad thing

[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...

blog: How to decide whether to cancel a concert or Singing workshop

[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 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...

blog: Choir committees and how to handle them 2: when committees go bad

[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 plan a Singing workshop when you don’t know who’s coming

[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: Ways into vocal improvisation for Singing groups

[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...