If you're a beginner Singer and you've just joined a choir, this article is written for you. Maybe you joined the choir because you wanted to test the waters. Maybe you're just too nervous to Sing on your own. Or maybe you jsut enjoy Singing with like mi...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Back in 2008, BBC television ran a series called Last Choir Standing, basically a knock-out choir competition.     On their website they...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   My real love is to teach a lot of relatively simple songs so people can spend more time Singing and less time learning in a workshop (see We’ve come ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Three years ago, for the first time in over 13 years, I started a choir from scratch. I put a call out to my readers for advice on how to recruit Singers t...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’ve written before about how hard it is to get a cross-section of ages and genders in your choir (How to recruit Singers to truly reflect your...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Singing is very simple really: you open your mouth and the sound comes out.   photo by chaosmunkey   But we often allow our heads (an...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Ann read my post The six qualities need to be a good choral director and it sparked off a quite a rant. photo by bagogames She has obviously had a bad exp...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]Many choir leaders have a strong style and particular choice of repertoire. They lead large, thriving choirs which have a strong vision. Other choir leaders...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] What is a choir leader without a choir?   There are times when you won’t be able to be with your choir in person. Here are some things to help k...

  (A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog Choral Clarity)     Eliminating the Choral Caste System:   As we aspire to have outstanding high school choral programs, it is easy to fall into the trap of pe...