[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...

From The prizewinner-consert at Malta international choir Festival, 2009

[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...

[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...

[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.     ...

[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...

[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!  ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The choir]   Despite an apparent re-awakened interest in singing, we don’t sing togeTher like we used to.     TV programmes like X Factor, The Voice...

I brought this question up before as One of The fundamental problems of working with, and being a part of, a choral ensemble. After all, no One really wants to listen to an out-of-tune choir.   It’s a complicated issue that involves...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir]   Very, very few people are tOne deaf. TOne deafness is an abnormality of The brain which can also affect The understanding of language and certain spatial ...