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blog: You are not alone – most people in your choir think they can’t sing well

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This weekend I’m running a ‘voice clinic’ for members of my choir. I’ll be spending time working on basic vocal technique and conf...

Alaiki Mini Salam - Chorale CasaSawt
video: Alaiki Mini Salam - Chorale CasaSawt

La Chorale CasaSawt sous la direction de son chef de chœur Adnane Matrone, chante lors de sa participation au dixième Symposium Mondial de chant choral à Séoul en 2014. "Alaiki Mini Salam" est un chant arrangé par Adnane Matrone

blog: How to make plans for your choir when the future is uncertain

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] The socially-distanced reopening of indoor performances in England was due to take place on 1st August, but the government then postponed it for at least anot...

blog: Your job as a singer is to get out of your own way and be in the moment

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I occasionally run workshops for members of my choir to help improve their singing technique. photo by Intel Free Press I realised whilst teaching that al...

blog: 10 ways to be a better choir member

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about whether you need singing lessons in order to be able to sing. I suggested that people should simply jump in and join a...

blog: Whose choir is it any way?

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Your church or community centre sets up the concerts. Your committee deals with the finances and the social events. Your musical director teac...

blog: Build it and they will come – why you can never have too many choirs

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I had a friend who moved to a new town and set up a new choir, blissfully ignorant of the 100+ community chorus that already existed there.   phot...

blog: Working with a big choir - challenges and solutions

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Size is in the eye of the beholder. How ‘big’ a choir is depends on the context of course, but working with a large group of singers in any ci...

Ensemble Vocale "Exsurge Domine" - Da pacem Domine
video: Ensemble Vocale "Exsurge Domine" - Da pacem Domine

Cagliari, Collegiata di S. Anna, 2 ottobre 2012. Esecuzione da parte dell'Ensemble Vocale "Exsurge Domine" del "Da pacem Domine" gregoriano. Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris Quia non est alius Qui pugnet pro nobis Nisi tu Deus noster. Fiat ...  more

blog: Why the singers in your choir still love you even though they look bored

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Even though I’ve been teaching for almost 30 years, I still get affected by that glum-looking face in the third row.   ... and it's no...