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blog: “Darling, your technique is showing” – don’t be a singer who is all style and no substance

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s usually the case that professional singers have had some sort of training in a particular Singing technique.   photo by Kevin Cea...

blog: Using world songs in the classroom: a teacher’s guide to sourcing songs and how to teach them

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some teachers find themselves having to lead Singing sessions at their school. But often they don’t have that much experience of teaching songs ...

blog: What am I going to do with no Singing over the summer break??!!

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   For those of us who work to school terms, it is now the summer holidays. Unlike us poor folk here in the UK, the summer break is months long i...

blog: Myers-Briggs Personalities in the World of Singing

Ever since the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test was first founded back in 1962, countless curious individuals have used it in a bid to gain a greater understanding of their own characters. While singers do not necessarily seek Out pe...

Caroline's Crooners
group: Caroline's Crooners

There is no need to be able to read music and your Singing ability doesn’t matter; this choir is abOut joining together for a sing along for an hour each Tuesday and having fun. Caroline Mander is a hugely experienced choir leader and her background in mu...  more

blog: ALBION - Gets into ALES!

And on National Albion Press Coverage Day, why not go the whole hog and read abOut Albion Ales in The Star, Sheffield too?   Follow the link and find Out our exciting news - Ale and Singing!   What an opportunity yo hit the right note!

blog: Standing up for your choir (or do you use chairs and sit down?)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To sit or not to sit, that is the question. Whether ‘tis better to be standing whilst Singing, or to rest one’s weary bottom on the nearest ch...

blog: Singing with masks: advice for choir leaders

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote last week abOut how wearing masks might affect singers and how they can overcome any obstacles. This week I want to look at the impact on choir lea...

CLC Til There Was You
video: CLC Til There Was You

Canterbury Ladies Choir Singing Til There Was You, written by Meredith Wilson, and arranged by Mac Huff.

blog: Singers miss Out when there’s no choir, but what abOut choir leaders?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are plenty of studies now abOut the many benefits of Singing together. But they only look at the experience of the singers in a choir.   I&rsqu...