[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...

Highlights from Clearly Vocal's performance at the A Cappella Centennial Celebration, Saturday, April 18, 2009, in the Glenwood Church Family life Center, Tyler, Texas.

Sanita Melodia Choir at Symphony of life Concert on November 2013

Sanita Melodia Choir at Symphony of life Concert on November 2013

WORCESTER’S Elgar Chorale is holding a concert to raise notes of a financial kind in support of Acorns - but the charity is no stranger to the power of music.   While the choir is excited about its Concert for Hope, which features Vivaldi&rsq...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Many singers come to choir – especially “singing for fun” groups – to get away from the stresses of regular life. They love to sing and...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] “It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready.” Hugh Laurie   photo by Fido   Especially when...

Sanita Melodia Choir at Symphony of life Concert on November 2013

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Hark the herald angels sing. A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols from King’s College, Cambridge. Slade’s Merry Christmas everybody. White Chr...

The Brocal Chords perform at the Drake University Relay for life fundraiser.