[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The Sing up programme for schools was set up by the UK government in January 2007 and was funded by them until April 2012. Their aim is to “give ever...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Occasionally I give questionnaires to choir members in order to get feedback on how people are finding the weekly sessions, what songs they like best, how ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We’re always told to focus on the meaning of the lyrics when singing a song in order to communicate it properly and to give some emotion to our delivery...
A couple of years ago, around this time of year, actually, I was having a particularly awful day. I won’t bore you with the details, but let’s just say I was dealing with some pretty heartbreaking family drama, work was pretty crappy at the ...
[Originally published on Michael McGlynn's Wordpress site HERE, and subsequently published by on Being, December 2011] I was brought up as a Roman Catholic. My parents endeavoured to give me every opportunity to be exposed to a vast range of musi...
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about the kinds of singing that I like (I may not know much about music, but I know what I like!). Now I want to give...
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Musical Director (Antony Currington) accepting the applause after the final song.. He looks pretty pleased and even proud o the team that were able to compete .. Little did he know (Hmm or maybe he had a feeing) that the team had won the 2012 National
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When a choir has been going for a long time and you want to revive some of your old repertoire, you will find that a lot of the newer members won’t ...