Wow 40 years! Where did THE time go? I've always been one OF THE oldest members OF THE Stairwell Carollers - if not THE OLDEST - at our choir's 20th anniversary in 1997 I was 41, but still didn't look a day over 30. Pierre had HAIR - and I sh...

[this is a version OF a post which first appeared on my blog From THE Front OF THE Choir]   I was running a workshop recently, and somebody grabbed me in THE break and said: “I can’t believe how patient you are with us!”. &n...

[THE views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

Hello!  I am a newly appointed conductor OF my church congregational choir.  I primarily come from an orchestral background but am very excited to join in voice and SONG with many OF you around THE world in your respective communities.  I a...

[A version OF this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front OF THE Choir] I teach a SONG by ear in less than an hour at a workshop. Everyone picks it up really quickly and THEn THEy sing it brilliantly. We’ve been working ...

[A version OF this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front OF THE Choir]Just because a SONG is in a foreign language, you still need to respect its origins. Sami family by Morten Oddvik THEre is a huge amount OF misinformation ...

[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 almost 30 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 ac...

[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...