This was originally published on the Embro Thistle Singers' Blog.    Have you ever walked through a mall or downtown and "people watched"?  Oh my.  There are people walking around who, in my mother's words, would be horrified if thei...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Just because you as a Singer have a great time in a concert doesn’t mean it went well.     Happy audience by Ekke Vasli   Just...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes trying to get your choir to stand in the right places is like dealing with an unruly kindergarten class. It seems as if spatial awareness and si...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Instead of writing this, I should be planning a one-off two-hour Singing workshop for this Saturday. I’m also starting to think of what I’ll d...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I read once that if there’s a lot of talking during the break in a workshop, that's a good sign because it means everyone is happy, enjoying th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I aim to please everyone in my choirs and Singing workshops. I know it’s an impossible task (see Keeping a choir happy – you can’t ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the end of each of my one-day workshops I’ve recently started to record all the songs I’ve taught during the day. It’s nice for peopl...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   The choirs and workshops that I lead are run on the principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   For the last eight years I’ve created a performance choir from scratch each year – a kind of Instant Choir, Just Add People – which I cal...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Rather than everyone Singing all the time, many choirs ring the changes by creating smaller ensembles within the larger choir or have occasional solo...