[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] I always teach songs by ear. Despite my strong belief in the oral/ aural tradition, there is an increaSing number of handheld recording devices appearing i...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] There are times in most choirs when a soloist or a small ensemble is required. These roles can be allocated by the MD but in many cases Singers are a...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]Sometimes I bring a great song to choir and for some reason the Singers really struggle with it. photo by Clear Path International How do you decide whethe...
[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...
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After an outing at our latest Sing Day in North Yorkshire, this lovely gently flowing arrangement of Tim Knight's 'The Lord bless you and keep you' proved to be immensely popular so we've now made it available on our website (you can also source the piece...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] I used to run a small women’s choir of 12 Singers. One day it dawned on me that my job was to make myself redundant. I researched,...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Apparently Singing is the UK’s second most popular activity after sport. Photo by Shaunette Babb According to The Gua...
I brought this question up before as one of the fundamental problems of working with, and being a part of, a choral ensemble. After all, no one really wants to listen to an out-of-tune choir. It’s a complicated issue that involves...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I taught a song wrongly. Not for the first time! Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in peo...
