[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...
(the title comes from the young son of a friend of Mine – I knew what he meant!) [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Like many teachers, I often catch colds during the autumn t...
[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...
Music has always had the powers to Lift our spirits and make the day seem a little brighter. As we age, music can be one of the most comforting ways to connect with our favorite past-times. Hearing the song you once danced to with your sweetheart as a tee...
OK so some songs we recorded didn't make the CD "These Islands". Here is one that got away. The Miller of Dee. We Will soon be putting Up a podcast of the Choral Celebration, for a limited time in the run Up to the Grand Depart. Keep your Eyes and ears...
Hi everybody - I just thought it was worth letting you know that Charles MacDougall (solo tenor, previous member of VOCES8) and I have recorded a very lighthearted single of a recent Christmas Carol of Mine - and we hope you enjoy it! You can listen to i...
Albion Lift their voices to the nation Albion help to launch the 2014 Yorkshire Festival at Sheffields Millennium Gallery. Credit: Andrew Stepan Published on the 30 January 2015 15:08 Local choir A...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] A friend of Mine asked the other day: “How do you find songs? And how do you do vocal arrangements of them?” Photo by Jorge Fr...
For us, this song not only means equity in race, but also equity for a better tomorrow. A future where regardless of ethnicity, class, background, skillset, ability and Upbringing, we can one day unite together, and stand in unity, both equally, and in lo... more
I thought you might be interested in a new venture of Mine. I’m about to publish a free, monthly roundUp of music news delivered straight to your inbox. As those of you who follow my Facebook Page know, I regularly post interesti...
