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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: Build it and they will come – why you can never have too many choirs

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I had a friend who moved to a new town and set up a new choir, blissfully ignorant of the 100+ community chorus that already existed there.   phot...

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...

UPCC 2012 50th Anniversary Hibang Sa Awit (with UPCC 1990 Los Angeles Concert)
video: UPCC 2012 50th Anniversary Hibang Sa Awit (with UPCC 1990 Los Angeles Concert)

University of the Philippines Concert Chorus performs Ryan Cayabyab's Hibang Sa Awit 50th Anniversary Gala Night Concert University of the Philippines Theater Diliman, Quezon City December 21, 2012

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!  ...

blog: Is singing together dying out?

[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...

blog: Are you tone deaf? Very unlikely!

[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 ...

blog: Why the singers in your choir still love you even though they look bored

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Even though I’ve been teaching for almost 30 years, I still get affected by that glum-looking face in the third row.   ... and it's no...

blog: When you don’t feel like singing, that’s the perfect time to do it – sing yourself happy!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many of us wait until the mood hits us before we do something. But often the doing something is what changes our mood for the better.     Th...