[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   The average age of people who attend the choirs and workshops that I run must be around 50. I would say that about a third of any group is of retirement ag...

[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...

I go Along most Tuesdays to The Sing at the Edge Theatre,Chorlton, Manchester.
This week someone who hadn’t been for a couple of weeks mentioned how much they’d missed it. It got me thinking how much I enjoy it too. Having tried another choir where the r...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was collecting money at a workshop recently (something I nearly always forget as I always get so carried away with the Singing!) and somebody mention...

Before you disagree with the title of this first Blog, I encourage you to read through this and then make up your mind. I am going to start this first post out with a quote that captures the essence of why I began to compose. “Greatness is anywhere ...

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Somebody asked me the other day if I do workshops on songs from the musicals. I don't like musical theatre, so the answer was a resounding “No&rdquo...

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]At any Singing workshop I run there will probably be someone who already knows one of the songs I’m teaching. photo by Sludge G If that is you, what ...