[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] We all have an image of the type of Singer (or musical director or choir) that we think we are. There are things that we can do and things that we can&rsqu...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote a post a while ago called Ask not what your choir can do for you – ask what can you do for your choir. The more you put in, the more you get ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   When a choir has been going for a long time and you want to revive some of your old repertoire, you will find that a lot of the newer members won’t ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   Often I join in with someone Singing a song...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   This is a question I’m often asked at my Singing workshops, especially by people starting out as choir leaders.   photo by James Vaugh...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   "Places strictly limited." "Book now to avoid disappointment!" "To be sure of a place, please send a cheque." "Last year we sold out, so reserve a pl...

This post was orginally published on Embro Thistle Singers Blog. When I was 15, I took Singing lessons from the nuns at "The Pines".  These ladies were well respected for the results they achieved in musical training.  Our performance group o...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I have a low boredom threshold. There are 100s of gorgeous new songs I want to teach and it’s hard to cram them all in.   Photo by Leo Reyn...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Many of us are in choirs where a particular section needs bolstering. In my case it’s a lack of altos, for others it might be too few tenors.  ...

[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 ...