[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 ...