[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 ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   There are many choir leaders whose priority is to create as perfect a rendition of a written musical score as They can (see Music lives in flawed humans and n...

(adapted from a post in The Stairwell Carollers Choir Blog) David Rain, tenor:  How on earth  do you hear everyone, including our mistakes, while Singing along at full throttle?   Pierre: I'm not sure, but you're definitely right...

Besides Caorle and Venice, if you a member of our Venetian Singing team, you surely visit this little pearl of Friuli-Venezia Giulia region. In this little town you can find places you might not have expected There: The Duomo di Sacile, developed on The...

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] The world can be a terrible place sometimes as we’ve seen in The news lately. It’s hard to imagine how a single person can make a difference. Ch...

[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 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]   I realise that apart from my profile page on this blog, you probably don’t know much about me or my journey to become a choir and Singing workshop lea...