[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Occasionally a rehearsal goes totally pear-shaped and I have no idea why.     photo by hebedesign   Despite my best efforts everythi...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   From my experience with choirs and Singing groups it appears that we are a rhythmically challenged nation.   photo by by The Failed Photographer ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   We all know that Singing workshops are just an excuse to string together a series of tea breaks and lunch breaks. And concerts are an excuse to have a Drin...

(This post was orginally written for the Embro Thistle Singers Blog.)   I think sometimes we get so focused on making the music as directors and Singers, we forget that the people around us have "baggage" good and bad that we need to unpack before ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   A woman came up to me last Saturday and said “I like coming to your workshops because there are always lots of men”.     Ke...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   As they say: size doesn’t matter, it’s what you do with it that counts.   Measuring lung capacity with a spirometer The University of...

(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog Choral Clarity) How do we measure success? This, of course, is a lifelong question that stares us in the face every day. This article is far less philosophical, but does perhaps pose a way ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   In July 2010, after ten years leading Woven Chords, we had our final concert together.   Little old ladies by Arty Smokes   As always, we h...

This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers Blog.  The phrase is that curved line in a piece of music that is like climbing a mountain.  You start out with lots of excitement.  It is hard work to go up that slanted side an...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   There’s a strange thing that happens in choirs just as a concert is coming up. Everything that can go wrong does go wrong.     Benny G...