We Are Young as recorded on our campus in 2012 - music and lyrics by Fun. Video & Production by: Unreel Pictures

One of my favorite choir tricks was to telling my singers to ‘aim for the top side of the pitch.’  This was, of course, because they were singing flat, and I thought the imagery would give my singers a way of thinking about an abstract co...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a song. He then proceeded to speak ...

Dear friends and fellow music enthusiasts, I hope this message finds you well and brimming with the same passion for music and education that has always united us through the pages of choir Place. Today, I want to take a moment to delve into a topic that...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces.   Photo by...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Many people have no idea how a song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been singing (and l...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It’s only September, but many choirs are already thinking of their Christmas concerts. Christmas is also the time of year when choirs release new CDs...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in the musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...

[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...

[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.     ...