[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I really, really don’t like performing outdoors (I’ll come to why in a moment)! But sometimes it’s unavoidable, so what can we do to make...

Macquarie Singers is an inclusive, not-for-profit, non-auditioned massed community choir established originally as a University choir and now incorporated as a registered charity. Lead by a professional conductor and accompanist, Macquarie Singers usually...  moreMacquarie Singers is an inclusive, not-for-profit, non-auditioned massed community choir established originally as a University choir and now incorporated as a registered charity. Lead by a professional conductor and accompanist, Macquarie Singers usually performs two major concerts each year as well Singing for residents in aged care centres and a local hospital.  

BSRU Chamber Choir College of Music, Bansomdejchaopraya Rajabhat University, Bangkok, Thailand

(the title comes from the young son of a friend of mine – I knew what he meant!)   [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Like many teachers, I often catch colds during the autumn t...

At the time of writing music, my mission was always to bring people together. It seems to me that the union that is achieved thanks to Singing is one of the most transcendental unions that humans can experience. With "Dear Earth" I wanted to go one step b...

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...