[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I have a low boredom threshold. There are 100s of gorgeous new songs I want to teach and it’s hard to cram them all in. Photo by Leo Reyn...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It’s that time of year again. Summer is over and choir starts back. We choir leaders will be thinking about which songs to teach for the next s...
[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] Last time I looked at what music notation is for and if you need it to sing. Sight reading by discopalace This week I’d like to ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When I’m promoting a singing workshop or recruiting for a choir, I want a shorthand way of describing the kind of songs I teach. Pho...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Some teachers find themselves having to lead singing sessions at their school. But often they don’t have that much experience of teaching songs ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I teach a song in the morning and it’s sounding pretty good. photo by kalavinka Then after lunch I get the group to stand f...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] “You can’t run a singing workshop here, we don’t have a piano.” photo by Thomas Quine It’s amazing ...
Do you not know? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the Earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom
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