[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Jargon is a useful shorthand for people in the know. But for those outside our world, it can be confuSing or even meaningless. We ...
If you Sing in a choir then chances are, you don’t need to be sold on its benefits. Choir Singing has been found in many studies to do amazing things (including boosting the immune system) and forming part of one can also boost your social skil...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about ChooSing a running order for your concert or CD. This week I want to tackle the slightly easier task of selectin...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Singing together creates a real sense of community. Sometimes a choir arises from an existing community, but other times the creation of a choir builds a ...
From July 15th to 19th 2020, Vienna, the music capital of the world, will be once again the stage for chilDren and youth choirs from all around the world. Under the slogan "Coming together to Sing, Singing for a better future", the young participants will...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]A vital part of a choir leader's job is to spend time planning: individual rehearsals, concerts, repertoire, choir seasons, etc. photo by webmink &...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I went to a Singing workshop led by an internationally acclaimed workshop leader. I was very disappointed at the lack of teaching skills...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] In my series of posts on How to deal with song lyrics a few weeks back, I said that I believe that song lyrics are stored in a different part of the brain ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve written before about finding songs for your choir (Where do you find all your songs? and Easy songs for your choir and Finding songs for your ch...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Lately I’ve been wrestling with the problem of inconsistent attendance at choir. If not everyone comes each week it’s hard to do any de...
