[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 ...
Last weekend we ended a very fulfilling season with a choir party. To celebrate we all sang our version of "Seasons Of Love" from the musical Rent, lyrics by our conductor Jeanne Rabin (www.jeannerabin.com). You are all welcome to Sing Along (here's a li...
we Sing in the Brecht-Eisler tradition and prefer modern music with a politically interesting content
Singing day with GGCC www.ggcc.org.uk Huge thank to hosts London School of Theology www.lst.ac.uk
We get together once a month to Sing for fun. Fourth Sunday of the month - 4:30 to 6.
[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...