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blog: 7 ways to hold onto your choir members: why retention is more important than recruitment

[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: Beyond the usual suspects – how to get choir members to volunteer for supporting roles

[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 give and receive starting notes 2: receiving your note accurately

[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: Putting your house in order or how to clear up after a busy choir season

[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: 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: This is what music is about and why I sing!!

This is what music is all about and why I sing this genre.. I just wish I could be there to experience the group Singing this their chosen song!! I douibt there will be a dry eye in the house.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2B...

ChoirPlayer App
video: ChoirPlayer App

I have been running community choirs for years and years. I have always wanted to make choral Singing, whatever the genre, available to everyone - even those who don't read music. I would Like to introduce my new app created in association with 3fire ...  more

blog: The Sound of Belonging

Every choir understands this truth: we find our sense of belonging in Singing together, in feeling accepted, seen, and supported by our community. Looking for Home was created to capture exactly this, how deeply we depend on each other to feel "home." It...

blog: Mood of Christmas 2013; A 10th Time Success

10 years ago, when Yasmin Cader asked Soul Sounds to do a concert at the then Colombo Plaza, little did I know that 10 years later we would still be Singing heralding the birth of Christ at the same venue... I thank god for the blessings, and thank all in...

blog: Sing the intention, not the meaning

[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...