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blog: How many breaks should you have on a singing course?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   People pay good money to come on a singing course and want to sing as much as they can.     But everyone needs a break. How do you fin...

blog: Why ‘singing for fun’ doesn’t mean low standards and poor performances

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The other weekend 50 singers performed in public to a large, appreciative audience. We performed eight songs in four part harmony, most in foreign languag...

blog: Tuning up - where do start notes come from?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   OK, I’ll admit it up front: I’m a charlatan. I have no training for the job which gives me my income. So when it comes to giving starting notes ...

blog: How to make a song your own

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.       Bl...

blog: Confession: I don’t like to sing much

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   You know those people who sing all the time — when they’re cooking, hoovering, gardening, whatever? Well, I’m not one of them.   ...

blog: Why can’t we sing more songs in English?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I often get asked this at workshops after people have struggled to get their tongues around a few foreign songs.     I point out that ...

blog: Name that tune! – earworms, musical memory and other strange phenomena

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   Often I join in with someone singing a song...

blog: We’ve come to sing, not to learn!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   People come to my singing workshops because they love to sing.   Photo by Rex Pe   But first they have to spend time learning songs. &nbs...

blog: How to sing – the definitive guide

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “How to sing” is one of the most common requests I get. The answer is simple: open your mouth and let the sound out.   photo by ...

blog: 10 reasons why people don’t join choirs (but love to sing)

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I know quite a few people who love to sing with others, but somehow don’t ever get around to joining a choir or attending a singing workshop. &n...