[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...

According to the Big Choral Census, there are more than 2 million people in Britain that Sing in a choir. However, over the past year, face-to-face choir rehearsals haven’t always been possible. Many choirs have rehearsed together uSing video c...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Most Singers in choirs don’t fit neatly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze them in to our off-the-shelf arrangements, chastiSing them when ...

There is no need to be able to read music and your Singing ability doesn’t matter; this choir is about joining together for a Sing along for an hour each Tuesday and having fun. Caroline Mander is a hugely experienced choir leader and her background in mu...  moreThere is no need to be able to read music and your Singing ability doesn’t matter; this choir is about joining together for a Sing along for an hour each Tuesday and having fun. Caroline Mander is a hugely experienced choir leader and her background in musical theatre gives her the perfect platform from which to lead you in renditions of uplifting Songs from many different genres.  

I wrote an essay about group Singing for Time, and I mentioned ChoirPlace as one of the places to find a choir.    This is a picture of a summer Sing I went to on Monday, hosted by the West Village Chorale.  

I'm always trying to get more men Singing.   For some reason some men don't like mixed group, but prefer to Sing with their own kind. I must admit that there is something special about hearing all male (or all female) voices in harmony together - i...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Summer has finally arrived in the UK. We’ve been praying for sunshine for so long, but now it’s just a little TOO hot!   Photo b...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In open-access choirs (which don’t audition), you often find one or two Singers who struggle to pitch notes accurately.   photo by Jes...

compiled clips of some of 2009 set list

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I often get enquiries from people looking for one-to-one Singing lessons. I tell them that unfortunately I don’t offer them.     I...