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blog: New season, new songs – how to find new repertoire for your choir

[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: Learning songs by ear: what should you do while other parts are being taught?

[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: Becoming a choir leader – it’s a long story!

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I realise that apart from my profile page on this blog, you probably don’t know much about me or my journey to become a choir and Singing workshop lea...

blog: What is your measure of success? – choir leading and self-reflection

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] How do you know if a choir session or Singing workshop or performance has been a success? photo by shadowkilla_tk And if it has gone badly, how does that...

blog: ALBION - Winners of the Buxton Fringe Festival Music Vocal 2015

Albion Win "The diction, intonation and ensemble is impeccable, and their dynamic range is magical - I have seldom heard quiet Singing quite like it - barely audible but with an intensity of line and sound that is truly wonderful. They have the...

blog: Do you care what songs you learn in a workshop?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’ve been creating some new Singing workshops for next year.   Janis Joplin by Patrick Pearse   Recently I wrote about how to create...

blog: How to keep your choir or Singing business alive while it’s shut down

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I started my first community choir over 20 years ago. I used to worry that, after the long summer break, the singers would have forgotten me and wouldn’...

FunkyVoices singday2010
video: FunkyVoices singday2010

Combined Funky Voices groups Singing some of their set list 2010

blog: Why Join a Choir?

Why would anyone bother to join a choir? Why would somebody ever want to do that? Most of us will remember some experience Singing at school- be it good or bad- the national anthem, some song for a concert or a play with a song, a teacher strumming a ...

blog: Will You Be a Good Singer? Do You Have What It Takes?

If you're a beginner singer and you've just joined a choir, this article is written for you. Maybe you joined the choir because you wanted to test the waters. Maybe you're just too nervous to sing on your own. Or maybe you jsut enjoy Singing with like mi...