[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I caMe across an interesting article on Canada’s CBC Radio 2 blog a few years back. It was entitled Why do you sing? and attracted several comMents f...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   What is it with blokes and singing? In most open-access adult workshops that I run, only 10% of the participants are Men (and it seems to be getting le...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “Being able to make 40 people who do not know each other sing so well together was amazing”   “An excellent day proving that 50...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   ... YOU!   photo by Stephen Mcleod   Your job is to get out of the way and allow your unique voice to shine. Easier said than done. ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] If you're anything like Me, you leave everything to the last minute. If you're not one of those people who start their Christmas repertoire back in June, you ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Opportunities to sing with others, especially in harmony, are very rare when you’re confined to your house. This could be a chance to discover the joys...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I don’t go to concerts much, especially not choir concerts. I find them rather long and boring.     Photot by ToniVC   But a fe...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There’s always a strange sense of calm that descends on the choir before a concert.     People seem unusually relaxed and more peo...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   When you join a choir that sings in harmony, you will find that soMe parts are too high for you and soMe parts are too low.     Just lik...

[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 soMe of the skills needed to be able to sing in harmony. Most of them were focused on singing in a large choir. This w...