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blog: Finding out about songs: two real-world examples

[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 ...

blog: 12 ideas to help deal with problems in a small chorus

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers on my own blog.Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.  A c...

blog: Too many cooks – benign dictators rule!

[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...

blog: Keeping choir attendance up – stick or carrot?

[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...

blog: London City Singers is looking for a new director

Based in the heart of the city, London City Singers is a lively and ambitious small Sweet Adelines chorus. We’re after a musical director who has the skills and knowledge to help us develop our great sound and fresh style. Barbershop experience woul...

blog: How to deal with unwanted talking during choir rehearsals without killing anybody

[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....

blog: The singers shall remain nameless

[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...

Ingoma - Inspired by Ithemba Musical Group
video: Ingoma - Inspired by Ithemba musical Group

University of Pretoria Youth Choir (aged 14 - 19) Conducted by Lhente-Mari Pitout - 17 October 2015 - Musaion Theater, University of Pretoria www.upyouthchoir.com

blog: Is your audience just friends and family?

[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...

Can't Get You Out of My Head
video: Can't Get You Out of My Head

Ginger and Tonic perform their version of Kylie Minogue's "Can't Get You Out of My Head" at SingFest 2012 on the Gold Coast, Australia.