[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] To make singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out People who are used to having a score in their...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about People who like to spend a long time working on on...
If you have had a coaching session or workshop with me in the last two or three years, you will have recently received an email that says: Hello there! I am getting in touch with People I’ve worked with in recent times to make sure I can meet as...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I found myself last week arranging a bunch of songs to teach at the weekend. As usual, I’d left it far too late and was feeling rushed. &nb...
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...
VocalPoint is an intense choral experience that challenges People through music to build a better world. http://vocalpointchorus.org Here's how you can help 1. Donate today. A donation to VocalPoint -- in any amount -- will help ensure that this ... more
Since I have been conducting choirs in UK, there is something that I found intriguing. That is the fact that some People gave me, amongst other kinds of positive and most interesting feedback, comments about “surprising” and &l...
It's a great tribute to the skill and warm-heartedness of the group of wonderful People that makes up Albion that YET AGAIN we have sold out a concert in Sheffield before the day. I'm proud of you all that you create and perpetuate something in which so m...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There is often a mismatch between how good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are. Some People vastly ov...
