One of my favorite choir tricks was to telling my singers to ‘aim for the top side of the pitch.’ This was, of course, because they were Singing flat, and I thought the imagery would give my singers a way of thinking about an abstract co...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I occasionally run workshops for members of my choir to help improve their Singing technique. photo by Intel Free Press I realised whilst teaching that al...
[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] People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers Singing with books in front of their faces. Photo by...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about whether you need Singing lessons in order to be able to sing. I suggested that people should simply jump in and join a...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many people have no idea how a song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been Singing (and l...
Vocalica is a group of enthusiastic people who enjoy Singing, thereby providing entertainment for other people and themselves.
A couple of years ago, around this time of year, actually, I was having a particularly awful day. I won’t bore you with the details, but let’s just say I was dealing with some pretty heartbreaking family drama, work was pretty crappy at the ...
