[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I love harmony singing. But sometimes I don’t have the luxury of other people to sing with. Here are some ways to sing harmony, even if you’re on...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Most singers join a choir because they share the passion and vision of the choir leader. Your choir leader is the creative heart of your choir and is what g...

(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) Prior to my first day of teaching high school, I was given advice from the person who had just hired me. He told me exactly what I should do on the first day.  He ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I have learnt a great deal since I started my first choir in 1997. WorldSong in Coventry, June 2000 If I were starting a choir again today I may well do t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   My main skill is as a teacher of songs to those who don’t read music.   Photo by elfsternberg   Other choir leaders have different s...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Have you noticed how the living dead always have husky laboured breathing?   Photo by theogeo   I’m beginning to worry that zombies ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A friend of mine asked the other day: “How do you find songs? And how do you do vocal arrangements of them?”   Photo by Jorge Fr...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Trying to increase your vocal range? Want to develop a richer tone to your voice? Puzzling over voice placement and timbre?   photo by The-Serene-...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I teach a song in the morning and it’s sounding pretty good.   photo by kalavinka   Then after lunch I get the group to stand f...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Learning and polishing a song can be a long process. Some people find it a chore and can’t wait to get to the end result: a public performance....