[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] If you’re like me, you’re always tempted to add harmonies to the simplest of melodies, whether it’s singing along with others or arranging a...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’ve been rather under the weather lately.     I’m not after sympathy, but I did want to write about how we struggle with ou...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’ve been creating some new singing workshops for next year.   Janis Joplin by Patrick Pearse   Recently I wrote about how to create...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I reckon I’m a fairly experienced teacher and workshop leader. I’ve been teaching in one form or another for almost 35 years.   &n...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Men and women’s voices are different.     Obvious really, but it’s something many singers find it difficult to come to terms wit...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I had a girlfriend who believed that we are all capable of anything if we just put enough effort in.   Photo by _foam   She believed that ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Singing together is one of the most egalitarian experiences we can have.   Photo by wynlok   It doesn’t matter how much you earn, wh...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] [NB this post is about UK copyright laws. Although the situation will be similar in other countries, the various copyright and performing rights agencies a...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I used to lead a women’s singing group. We tried a Bob Marley song once. One of the singers used to say: “If it sounds like the Women’s In...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Many people look back to the good old days when we all used to gather round a piano and sing for hours, or join in a good sing-song down the local pub. &n...