[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s a dark January evening, cold and rainy, and we’re snuggled up in the warm eating our supper.     Choir starts in half an ho...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I run singing workshops all over the place (why not book me and try one?).   Photo by C. Moses   At some places the workshops are full and...

 [A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Back in 2012 The Guardian started a project called Six Songs of Me that asks which songs matter most to each of us on a personal level (the pro...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I looked at how singers choose where to stand in their section (Don’t stand too close to me! – finDing the right place to stand in y...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   “In our choir we’re not allowed to use words in concerts.”   Photo by Kaptain Kobold   Great idea. In principle. But how...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few years ago I was asked by BBC Radio Suffolk to create a choir from scratch to perform in a concert in aid of Children in Need: The Big Night Out...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The Natural Voice Network (NVN) has done a great deal to dispel the myth that you have to be able to read music to be in a choir.   photo by...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many choirs use written notation to learn and perform songs. Over time singers can come to depend on having the dots in front of them.   pho...

to my daughter Kayla, in recognition of her H.S. Graduation - May 2009 music by Eric L. Carlson based on the poem "It's Up to You" - Anonymous Racine Unified School District's Area Choral Festival March 25, 2010 - J.I. Case High School - Racine, W...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">to my daughter Kayla, in recognition of her H.S. Graduation - May 2009 music by Eric L. Carlson based on the poem "It's Up to You" - Anonymous Racine Unified School District's Area Choral Festival March 25, 2010 - J.I. Case High School - Racine, WI Elizabeth Steege, conducting Eric Carlson, piano Suzanne Geoffrey, oboe Featuring: Case High School Concert Choir - Elizabeth Steege, director Gilmore Middle School Choir - Keri Bieri, director Gifford Elementary Choir - Jack Senzig, director It's DonE!! My friend Richard Sosa did an AMAZING job editing the video, and I am so thankful to him for his artistic gifts!! Thanks, Rich! I am also eternally grateful to all the choral directors in RUSD for choosing this song and to the kids for performing it so beautifully!! This video is from the Case Choral Fest, and I thank Liz Steege, Keri Bieri, and Jack Senzig for preparing the kids so well! I would also like to thank Ellen Christensen and her choirs for the great job they did on this song! ...    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]   Apparently it’s the summer break here in the UK. The weather is sunny, choir doesn’t start back until September, kids are off school and ice c...