[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] If you’re like me, you’re always tempted to add harmonies to The simplest of melodies, wheTher it’s singing along with oThers or arranging a...
Why would anyone boTher to join a choir? Why would somebody ever want to do that? Most of us will remember some experience singing at school- be it Good or bad- The national anThem, some song for a concert or a play with a song, a teacher strumming a ...
If you're a beginner singer and you've just joined a choir, this article is written for you. Maybe you joined The choir because you wanted to test The waters. Maybe you're just too nervous to sing on your own. Or maybe you jsut enjoy singing with like mi...
To put a Good program togeTher is not easy and sometimes it seems hard to find The perfect song. With this short recommendation we would like to assist you in this. Nancy Telfer has composed more than three hundred works for orchestra and solo instru...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] People pay Good money to come on a singing course and want to sing as much as They can. But everyone needs a break. How do you fin...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] I read once that if There’s a lot of talking during The break in a workshop, that's a Good sign because it means everyone is happy, enjoying th...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Do you have to be able to read music to sing? Lots of people believe so and are put off joining choirs, or even singing at all, as a result. &n...
[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 of Collegium Singers' Christmas concert, December 2012, performed at St John's Church, Wellington, Somerset. The concert - 'The Glory of The English Carol' - traced The history of The English carol from Medieval times to The 20th Century. C... more
A group of vibrant young men and women, poised to uplift souls up to heaven with every effort and opportunity They have, through Good Choral music.
