[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] the socially-distanced reopening of indoor performances in England was due to take place on 1st August, but the government then postponed it for at least anot...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] I occasionally run workshops for members of my choir to help improve their singing technique. photo by Intel Free Press I realised whilst teaching that al...
Although we only became the City of Truro Male Choir in 2003, we can trace our singing forefathers back to two local village choirs formed in the 1940s. these were Chacewater & District Male Choir and Carnon Vale Male Choir. We aim to be the most ent... more
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces. Photo by...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about whether you need singing lessons in order to be able to sing. I suggested that people should simply jump in and join a...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Your church or community centre sets up the concerts. Your committee deals with the finances and the social events. Your musical director teac...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Many people have no idea how a song is learnt by ear. they assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been singing (and l...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] It’s only September, but many choirs are already thinking of their Christmas concerts. Christmas is also the time of year when choirs release new CDs...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in the musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] there were two articles in the UK national press a few years ago, one bemoaning the fact that we don’t sing Christmas carols together as much as we u...