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blog: Why returning to your choir after a long absence need not be difficult

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

UpStage A Cappella
group: UpStage A Cappella

Tel Aviv's newest A Cappella group Singing a mixture of modern and popular classics.

blog: How to teach (and learn) a song by ear 1

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To make Singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...

blog: Music notation – do singers need it?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I teach songs without using any kind of musical notation. Like other members of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network I believe that Singing should...

blog: When it comes to choirs and Singing are you specialist or generalist?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...

blog: How can similar choirs be so different?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Over the years I have run choirs and Singing groups all based on the same principles, but in different locations. The general mix of genders, ages, backgro...

blog: A choir is a shining example of the perfect community

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last weekend I ran a Singing workshop for 40 strangers. As always everyone worked well together (no prima donnas!) and we produced a wonderful sound at the...

blog: Why being ‘pitchy’ can be in the ear of the beholder

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

blog: I know over 600 songs so how come I can’t think of one when someone asks?

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

Come Pretty Love
video: Come Pretty Love

Full Circle Women's Choir Singing Come, Pretty Love by Joan Szymko. The audio was recorded at our Spring Concert, "Fire" on Friday, May 4, 2011.