[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Very, very few People are tone deaf. Tone deafness is an abnormality of the brain which can also affect the understanding of language and certain spatial ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We are living in unprecedented times. People are not allowed to socialise.     How do we keep singing together? I’ll look at some of the ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]I teach Songs from all over the world, often in foreign languages. But People are always asking me for more Songs in English. Why is this? Especially since ...

Comic poem and illustrations by Wilhelm Busch - about a poet who hopes to gain inspiration from nature, but nature thwarts him all the way. English version by David W Solomons set to music by David W Solomons All parts performed by Matthew Curtis

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   there are many choir leaders whose priority is to create as perfect a rendition of a written musical score as they can (see Music lives in flawed humans and...

BachWerk is made up of a group of People in Brussels passionate about fantastic music and determined to do something about it. Together we have formed a choir of talented musicians from Belgium and around the world. Our common goal is to make great mu...  moreBachWerk is made up of a group of People in Brussels passionate about fantastic music and determined to do something about it. Together we have formed a choir of talented musicians from Belgium and around the world. Our common goal is to make great music. Around thirty experienced amateur and professional singers make up the choir of BachWerk. the aim is to perform fantastic music to the highest possible standard. Working with music coach, Lodewijk Regout and conductor, David Miller, singers share the passion behind BachWerk.  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I was a student, I’d sit in lectures scribbling down everything that the lecturer wrote on the board. Like most People there, I understood...

Just in case your choir hasn't already participated in this new research from Canterbury Christ Church University in the UK, this is a reminder that the survey is open until the beginning of September. the study is exploring why People sing in choirs, ch...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I often get People writing to me for advice about choirs. Some of them don’t agree with the direction their choir leader is taking them, some ...

That old Song "Whispering" - to the accompaniment of my cats exchanging loving licks. Song by Coburn and Rose - arr Nield - performed by the one-man choir multitrack dwsChorale - this is just for a bit of the "aah factor" - enjoy the aah and the nostalgia