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blog: Get out of your Singing rut and try something new – it will make you a better Singer

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve written before about how you can use the long choir break to get better at what you do.   photo by troy   One way is to attend sin...

blog: “I’m a choir leader and sometimes I hate my job” – but that’s OK!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes the last thing I want to do is to Drag myself off the sofa and go to choir. photo by Ed Van Brunt But it’s my job so I make the effort and u...

blog: How to Draw out the reticent Singers in your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] When a nervous Singer turns up to your choir or someone comes to your Singing workshop who’s never sung in public before, it’s all too easy for th...

Build Me Up Buttercup
video: Build Me Up Buttercup

In support of Cafe 8 & The Nesbitt Centre June 2017

blog: Music lives in flawed humans and not on the page

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I met a painter a while back and he asked me if I was an artist. I told him that I didn’t paint, but that I worked with music. He then asked: “...

blog: One unkind word can put you off Singing for ever – how to protect yourself

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   There have been plenty of UK television programmes over the years which have involved solo Singing auditions such as The Voice and X Factor. Comments...

blog: Making the most of your Singing voice – it’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you do with it

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] We are not all born equal. Some have longer legs which helps them to win at hurdles or the high jump. Some have longer fingers which helps them to play jazz ...

blog: 10 golden truths I have learnt from 25 years of choir leading

[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...

blog: Leading your first ever Singing group – a complete beginner’s guide

[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...

blog: How to put on a successful concert 2: songs and concert structure

[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...