[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When I started my most recent community choir The OK Chorale back in 2011 I decided it wasn’t going to be a performing choir.     Brig...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The rehearsal begins and the Altos looks around in panic: “Where’s Carol?” Carol is a strong, confident singer, but she’s not here thi...

Choral from Cantata No.147 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wraO_FOpFJ4&fmt=22 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Muß von Christo Zeugnis geben Ohne Furcht und Heuchelei, Daß e...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Choral from Cantata No.147 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wraO_FOpFJ4&fmt=22 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Muß von Christo Zeugnis geben Ohne Furcht und Heuchelei, Daß er Gott und Heiland sei. 2 - Schäme dich, o Seele, nicht http://youtube.com/watch?v=QgLmLuRSDl8 3 - Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn http://youtube.com/watch?v=hIDRf-YlQVc 4 - Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe http://youtube.com/watch?v=3jFxeO63fj8 5 - Hilf, Jesu, hilf http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ae9trX3jKX4 6 - Ich will von Jesu Wundern singen http://youtube.com/watch?v=bKrsqh-H5YU 7 - Jesus bleibt meine Freude http://youtube.com/watch?v=3Mn1ibFdXDU  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   one place I work at, they call my workshops ‘singers weekends’.     Somebody once told me they couldn’t come on one ...

[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.     Sue ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is something different and special about a residential learning experience.   photo by Martyn Gorman   A whole day of singing i...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many of us are wary of attenDing singing workshops or choirs when we feel that people will be a lot more experienced than us. This is particularly t...

If you’ve already heard the HSS Choir belt out their a capella version of I Wanna Be Sedated by the Ramones or the Blue Ribbon Glee Club putting a whole new spin on Wreckless Eric’s (I’d Go the) Whole Wide World, then the idea ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People are always asking me how they can learn to sing. Everyone is already a singer of course, but it’s always possible to learn how to sing b...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I love harmony singing. But sometimes I don’t have the luxury of other people to sing with. Here are some ways to sing harmony, even if you’re on...