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blog: Four ways that your choir can begin a Song badly – and how to correct them

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear uSing a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

blog: The difference between foreign Song lyrics and made-up sounds

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear uSing a repertoire of Songs from traditions ac...

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: Why is it so hard to Sing in tune?

I brought this question up before as one of the fundamental problems of working with, and being a part of, a choral ensemble. After all, no one really wants to listen to an out-of-tune choir.   It’s a complicated issue that involves...

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...

blog: How to Sing together in times of isolation

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We are living in unprecedented times. People are not allowed to socialise.     How do we keep Singing together? I’ll look at some of the ...

blog: Music is too freely available – 10 things we've lost because of that

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Once upon a time you could only hear your favourite Song if you travelled to a live performance. It was a special, one-off, shared experience.   ...

blog: What to do when teaching a new Song goes horribly wrong

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear uSing a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...

blog: What’s the best way to present lyrics when teaching a Song?

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear uSing a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...