[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Many people have no idea how a song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been sIngIng (and l...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   It’s only September, but many Choirs are already thInkIng of Their Christmas concerts. Christmas is also The time of year when Choirs release new CDs...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides In The musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] There were two articles In The UK national press a few years ago, one bemoanIng The fact that we don’t sIng Christmas carols togeTher as much as we u...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Some people just love anythIng that’s fInely honed, all shIned up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me.     ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I was at a busIness meetIng recently and we were asked what we did. I explaIned as well as I could.   Photo © Copyright Anne Burgess an...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   First I need to fess up: I have a low boredom threshold and always try to squeeze In as many songs as possible. Not always a good idea!  ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Despite an apparent re-awakened Interest In sIngIng, we don’t sIng togeTher like we used to.     TV programmes like X Factor, The Voice...

I brought this question up before as one of The fundamental problems of workIng with, and beIng a part of, a choral ensemble. After all, no one really wants to listen to an out-of-tune Choir.   It’s a complicated issue that Involves...

[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 ...