[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote that you shouldn’t believe everything you read when it comes to researching songs. Photo by Ashley ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post 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. A...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] As I wrote recently (It’s summer – where have all the choir gone??!!), patchy attendance at regular choir sessions can be very frustrating. &n...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] I’m usually the last one to notice, but often when I’m teaching one section of the choir, there’s chit chat from the rest of the Singers....
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] I regularly run weekend workshops with up to 40 Singers. Photo by Dennis Mojado Sometimes I include name games to get to kn...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Does your choir actually have a public following, or are you just kidding yourself? When a choir first starts performing in...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] There is a time of blissful ignorance before you hear a song for the first time. Later on, there comes a time when you know the song thoroughly, y...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] It’s that time again here in the UK: Choir of the Year 2012 auditions are under way. Quite often choir members come up to me t...
[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...
[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...