[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There are quite a few choirs out there made up entirely of blind singers. There are also many famous individual blind singers (Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocell...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] And I mean English … not Irish or Welsh or Scottish. How is it possible to have an unplanned, spontaneous and genuine gathering of people who sing t...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] This post is one of a series of occasional Questions and Answers that I do on my own blog. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question. &...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I wrote a post called Over-rehearsed or under-prepared: which is better? One of the comments got me thinking about things that have gone wrong...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There is (apparently) a proverb from Zimbabwe that says: “If you can walk, then you can dance. If you can talk, then you can sing.” &nb...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Ever asked your choir members how they think things are going? Is there a large committee helping to run your choir? If so, you’ve realised that a ch...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Choirs are not meeting at the moment so lots of you have gone online to sing. Given that it will be just you singing at a screen, what can you do to get the ...
1. “Press Forward, Saints” 2. “Rejoice, the Lord Is King” 3. “The King of love My Shepherd Is” (Organ Solo) 4. “Thy Will Be Done” 5. “As a Shepherd” 6. A Chain of Kindness (Spoken Word) 7. “Amen! Jesus Han Skal Råde” 8. “Come, Thou Fount of Every B... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The way an audience responds can affect our performance. In the absence of feedback, our most negative Thoughts can raise their ugly heads. Bor...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It was over an hour long and included an amazing variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...
