[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear uSing a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...
Life works in mysterious ways. Sometimes, without meaning to, you can get a Song or a jingle stuck in your head and end up Singing or humming it for hours - or even days. On the other hand, when you are actively trying to learn a poem, lyric, or a...
[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear uSing a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...
[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] Many of us wait until the mood hits us before we do something. But often the doing something is what changes our mood for the better. Th...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We are living in unprecedented times. People are not allowed to socialise. How do we keep Singing together? I’ll look at some of the ...
"Trechantira", traditional Greek Song
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Once upon a time you could only hear your favourite Song if you travelled to a live performance. It was a special, one-off, shared experience. ...
[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear uSing a repertoire of Songs from traditions across th...
