[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve written before about how you can use the long choir break to get better at what you do.   photo by troy   One way is to attend sin...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes the last thing I want to do is to drag myself off the sofa and go to choir. photo by Ed Van Brunt But it’s my job so I Make the effort and u...

We are a local childrens choir with a long tradition. our goal is to perform our songs to please the audience and Make them aware of 'all things bright and beautifull'

Firstly, I'll take this opportunity to introduce myself. I'm a good Musician, and a reasonable singer. I sit in the back corner of the choir and sing second bass, trying to sing so low that I can Make the plastic chairs vibrate. Now, I say I'm a good musi...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.       Bl...

Text by: Gabriel T. Guillaume - - - English Translation: GIVE and TAKE A little Give and Take upholds a friendship. You have beds to sell, I have beddings to buy. Neighbors are family, Good riddles Make good friends. The knife may be shar...  moreText by: Gabriel T. Guillaume - - - English Translation: GIVE and TAKE A little Give and Take upholds a friendship. You have beds to sell, I have beddings to buy. Neighbors are family, Good riddles Make good friends. The knife may be sharp, it never scrapes its handle. Those who always share never die of hunger. Long lives Diplomacy! Long lives Fraternity! - - - Haitian Creole text: Men ale - Men vini, sa kenbe lamitye. Ou gen kabann pou vann, Mwen gen dra pou achte. Vwazinay se fanmi, Bon kont fè bon zanmi. Kouto mèt byen file, li pa grate manch li. Moun ki konn pataje pap janm mouri grangou. Vive la Diplomatie! Vive la Fraternité! - - -  less

Hi everybody - I just thought it was worth letting you know that Charles MacDougall (solo tenor, previous member of VOCES8) and I have recorded a very lighthearted single of a recent Christmas Carol of mine - and we hope you enjoy it! You can listen to i...

The higher you build your barriers, the taller I become, the further you take my rights away, the faster I will run, you can deny me, you can decide to turn your face away, no matter cause there's, something inside so strong, I know that I can Make...  moreThe higher you build your barriers, the taller I become, the further you take my rights away, the faster I will run, you can deny me, you can decide to turn your face away, no matter cause there's, something inside so strong, I know that I can Make it, though you're doing me wrong so wrong, you thought that my pride was gone, oh no, there's something inside so strong, Oh, something inside so strong, The more you refuse to hear my voice, the louder I will sing, you hide behind the walls of Jericho, your lies will come tumbling down, deny my place in, you squander wealth that's mine, my light will shine, so brightly cause there's, (Something inside so strong, I know that I can Make it, though you're doing me wrong, so wrong, you thought that my pride was for, oh no, there's something inside so strong, oh, something inside so strong) ×2 Brothers and sisters, when they insist you're just not good enough, when we know better, just look em in the eyes and say, we're gonna do it anyway, w...    less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I’m booked to run a singing workshop for someone, I always Make sure that I get there early. I usually arrive to find people milling aroun...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I used to run a small women’s choir of 12 singers. One day it dawned on me that my job was to Make myself redundant.     I researched,...