[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] People don’t often talk about the downsides of singing. We constantly bang on about the health benefits, social aspects, etc. but...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Out come all the favourite songs that everyone loves – songs that you’ve sung hundreds of times before. photo by John Bencina ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last week in Now THAT’S what I call singing! Volume 1 I shared some of my favourite songs from Europe: Corsica, Georgia, Russian orthodox, gypsy, th...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just contact Chris if you want to submit a question. Tim wro...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Some people really struggle when it comes to learning a song by ear. Often it’s singers who are used to using sheet music, but not always. &nb...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] If you’re not a confident singer, your impulse will be to stand at the back and hide. But this is the worst possible p...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] The simple reason is that India doesn’t have a harmony singing tradition, and I specialise in harmony singing. Photo by willsfca ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Singers in a choir are used to singing their harmony part surrounded by others singing the same thing. Holding a part by themselves in a small group ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] I don’t like rehearsing. I’d much rather turn up on the day, trust the singers I’m working with and just busk it. ...
With much valued assistance from the Tea Time choir and the Morning Chorus. Brilliant version of this song performed on 19th July 2013 at St John's Church, Gloucester on a stonking hot day (30 degrees plus)
