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Bournemouth's Choral singing for tenors and basses only!!  :-)
video: Bournemouth's Choral singing for tenors and basses only!! :-)

Why not give singing for men a go! www.facebook.com/bournemouthmvc

blog: Why I don't like concert programmes

[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...

Winner of the Categories So and P Sola Fide
video: Winner of THE Categories So and P Sola Fide

From THE prizewinner-consert at Malta international CHOIR Festival, 2009

blog: Learning songs by ear

[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...

blog: Choosing a running order for your concert or CD

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR]   It’s only September, but many CHOIRs are already thinking of THEir Christmas concerts. Christmas is also THE time of year when CHOIRs release new CDs...

blog: THE sheet music is not THE song!

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR]   A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in THE musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...

blog: Christmas carols are dying out – but are THEy really?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR] THEre were two articles in THE UK national press a few years ago, one bemoaning THE fact that we don’t sing Christmas carols togeTHEr as much as we u...

blog: In praise of imperfection in art

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR]   Some people just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me.     ...

blog: “Singing workshop”: a building where songs are repaired?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR]   I was at a business meeting recently and we were asked what we did. I explained as well as I could.   Photo © Copyright Anne Burgess an...

blog: How many songs can you teach in an hour?

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR]   First I need to fess up: I have a low boredom threshold and always try to squeeze in as many songs as possible. Not always a good idea!  ...