One of my favorite Choir tricks was to telling my singers to ‘aim for The top side of The pitch.’ This was, of course, because They were singing flat, and I thought The imagery would give my singers a way of thinking about an abstract co...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] I caught a scene from The movie Spartacus The oTher day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a song. He Then proceeded to speak ...
We have an outdoor Choir and baby/toddler friendly indoor Choirs. We are welcoming, friendly and relaxed with no requirement for previous experience of The ability to read music.
From The prizewinner-consert at Malta international Choir Festival, 2009
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Many people have no idea how a song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been singing (and l...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir] A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in The musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] There were two articles in The UK national press a few years ago, one bemoaning The fact that we don’t sing Christmas carols togeTher as much as we u...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Some people just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] I was at a business meeting recently and we were asked what we did. I explained as well as I could. Photo © Copyright Anne Burgess an...
You planned The repertoire. You sorted The venue. You learned how to give a decent downbeat and how to coax a reluctant tenor section into something resembling a blend. What nobody told you - what no conducting course really prepares you...
