[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   As a member of the Natural Voice Network I share their belief that everybody can sing and nobody should be excluded from music-making. Which is why n...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A concert is looming and there are a couple of songs you don’t know that well.   Photo by _foam   You’ll need to put in s...

A trio arrangement of the old English folk song "Green Broom" about a young man who is sent out to work and finds a lady who wants to marry him. I have classified this as SSA but it is also possible for Soprano Mezzo and Alto Other lower versions are coming soon.

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] You may have come across the term ‘natural voice’. You may also have realised by now that I am a member of The Natural Voice Network.   ...

[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. Just contact Chris if you want to submit a question.   Here is a very familiar st...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Occasionally a rehearsal goes totally pear-shaped and I have no idea why.     photo by hebedesign   Despite my best efforts everythi...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   From my experience with choirs and singing groups it appears that we are a rhythmically challenged nation.   photo by by The Failed Photographer ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   We all know that singing workshops are just an excuse to string together a series of tea breaks and lunch breaks. and concerts are an excuse to have a drin...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A woman came up to me last Saturday and said “I like coming to your workshops because there are always lots of men”.     Ke...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   As they say: size doesn’t matter, it’s what you do with it that counts.   Measuring lung capacity with a spirometer The University of...