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blog: Integrating new choir members: a guide for new Singers, existing members and choir leaders

[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: What Singing online can and can’t achieve

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I looked at What is unique about Singing together. In this post, I’ll consider which aspects of Singing together can be duplicated online and...

blog: Why Singing is bad for you (and 7 reasons why you shouldn’t stop doing it)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   People don’t often talk about the downsides of Singing.     We constantly bang on about the health benefits, social aspects, etc. but...

blog: Does ‘world music choir’ actually mean anything?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I’m promoting a Singing workshop or recruiting for a choir, I want a shorthand way of describing the kind of songs I teach.   Pho...

blog: How to keep the old songs in your repertoire from going stale

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Out come all the favourite songs that everyone loves – songs that you’ve sung hunDreds of times before.   photo by John Bencina ...

blog: How to use your audience to recruit choir members

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   To maintain a healthy, growing choir, you need new recruits, but often you feel like you’ve exhausted all your usual sources.   photo ...

blog: Now THAT’S what I call Singing! Volume 2

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week in Now THAT’S what I call Singing! Volume 1 I shared some of my favourite songs from Europe: Corsica, Georgia, Russian orthodox, gypsy, th...

blog: How to improve your Singing voice

[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 contact Chris if you want to submit a question.     Tim wro...

blog: Be the best Singer you can, but don’t forget there’s more to life

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   For some people being a famous Singer or being in the best choir in the world or making a hit record or Singing a piece perfectly in competition is t...

blog: Why some Singers find it hard to learn by ear (and what you can do to make it easier)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some people really struggle when it comes to learning a song by ear. Often it’s Singers who are used to uSing sheet music, but not always. &nb...