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blog: SoMe people take pride in saying they can’t sing – but is that just fear talking?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]You’ll know by now that I believe that everyone can sing. Apparently this irritates soMe people who really think that they can’t sing. Why is th...

blog: The secret to great singing that teachers don’t tell you

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There is one vital ingredient to being a good singer.   Photo by Peter Smile   It’s not innate talent or vocal range or ability...

blog: Don’t peak too soon – effective rehearsal planning for your next concert

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The OK Chorale have just started back after a long Christmas break. This term we’re working towards our annual spring concert. I need to plan a...

blog: What singing online can and can’t achieve

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last week I looked at What is unique about singing together. In this post, I’ll consider which aspects of singing together can be duplicated online and...

blog: Why my choir doesn’t sing songs from India

[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 ...

blog: Helping your singers learn to hold a harmony part on their own

[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 ...

blog: Using sheet music to teach and learn songs: pros and cons

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last tiMe I looked at what music notation is for and if you need it to sing.   Sight reading by discopalace   This week I’d like to ...

blog: Why singing is bad for you (and 7 reasons why you shouldn’t stop doing it)

[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...

blog: How to keep the old songs in your repertoire from going stale

[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 ...

blog: Now THAT’S what I call singing! VoluMe 2

[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...