[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the start of term we have an equal number of singers in each part, but by the End of term, there are always too many altos (or sopranos or tenors &ndash...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   How many times have you been standing next to someone in your choir section and realised that they’re singing something different from you? &n...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   At the End of each of my one-day workshops I’ve recently started to record all the songs I’ve taught during the day. It’s nice for peopl...

Hi - has anyone got access to a set of orchestra parts for Tippett's 'A Child of Our Time'?  My choir is doing this at the End of April, 2018, but the orchetsra music is proving difficult to obtain.We're very happy to pay a reasonable hire charge plu...

First Published: Notthechurchlady 'Have Organ Shoes will Travel' by Kelly Galbraith   of course I’ll do it!’ I told maestro David Fallis. I remember the morning well, Sunday Dec 8, 2013 because it was the day after Ca...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Once upon a time it was fairly easy to work out how much your labour was worth.     You would toil in the fields all day and at the End ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Have you ever been swept along by the enthusiasm of a singing session only to feel drained at the End or with a sore throat and aching legs?   ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Learning and polishing a song can be a long process. Some people find it a chore and can’t wait to get to the End result: a public performance....