[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is often a mismatch between how Good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are.     Some people vastly ov...

[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 post was orginally written for the Embro Thistle Singers blog.)   I think sometimes we get so focused on making the music as directors and singers, we forget that the people around us have "baggage" Good and bad that we need to unpack before ...

Is singing Good for stress? Yes, it can actually stress you out a bit... By rushing to rehearsals, trying to park the car and not finding a space, or getting stuck in public transport at peak times (I really wish there were more morning choirs) By ...

[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!  ...

If you’re a singer on your way to a voice lesson, rehearsal, or audition, it’s always Good to do a bit of warming up in the car, because there are few things more annoying to music directors than singers wasting time complaining that they&rsqu...

[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...

Why would anyone bother to join a choir? Why would somebody ever want to do that? Most of us will remember some experience singing at school- be it Good or bad- the national anthem, some song for a concert or a play with a song, a teacher strumming a ...

Good MORNING AND HAPPY BLESSED SABBATH TO YOU ALL DEVOTIONAL MESSAGE TOPIC: ONENESS KEY TEXT: And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; ...

If you're a beginner singer and you've just joined a choir, this article is written for you. Maybe you joined the choir because you wanted to test the waters. Maybe you're just too nervous to sing on your own. Or maybe you jsut enjoy singing with like mi...