[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]You’ll know by now that I believe that everyone can sing. Apparently this irritates soMe people who really think that they can’t sing. Why is th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There is one vital ingredient to being a good singer.   Photo by Peter Smile   It’s not innate talent or vocal range or ability...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The OK Chorale have just started back after a long Christmas break. This term we’re working towards our annual spring concert. I need to plan a...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last week I looked at What is unique about singing together. In this post, I’ll consider which aspects of singing together can be duplicated online and...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last tiMe I looked at what music notation is for and if you need it to sing.   Sight reading by discopalace   This week I’d like to ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   People don’t often talk about the downsides of singing.     We constantly bang on about the health benefits, social aspects, etc. but...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Out coMe all the favourite songs that everyone loves – songs that you’ve sung hundreds of tiMes before.   photo by John Bencina ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week in Now THAT’S what I call singing! VoluMe 1 I shared soMe of my favourite songs from Europe: Corsica, Georgia, Russian orthodox, gypsy, th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]     This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just contact Chris if you want to submit a question.     Tim wro...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   SoMe people really struggle when it coMes to learning a song by ear. Often it’s singers who are used to using sheet music, but not always. &nb...