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blog: Why feedback is important when teaching and learning songs

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I was running a one-day workshop a while back and it seemed to me that the whole thing wasn’t gelling. People seemed uninspired, energy was low, and i...

blog: Where is a culture’s music tradition to be found?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A few years ago I spent two weeks travelling through the Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. I was really looking forward to hearing plenty of tr...

blog: Copying music – how to stay on the right side of the law

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I get regular emails from people asking questions about songs and copyright. I’m certainly no expert, but I have written a few articLes that you migh...

blog: The curse of confusion: why thinking is bad for singing

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I teach a song by ear in Less than an hour at a workshop. Everyone picks it up really quickly and then they sing it brilliantly. We’ve been working ...

blog: Why singing together is a great healer

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]The world can be a scary and upsetting place. When I wrote this back in 2016, here in the UK we were witnessing political infighting, uncertain futures, auster...

blog: Before you use songs from other cultures check your sources!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]Just because a song is in a foreign language, you still need to respect its origins. Sami family by Morten Oddvik There is a huge amount of misinformation ...

blog: How much should you charge singers to be in your choir?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Most choirs charge their singers to be a member (‘subs’). The amount can vary a lot from choir to choir.     What’s ...

Kanea Yedze Hwe Yen Kwan Mu - C. Howard & J. W. Sey(CAN 91/CANF 1023)
video: Kanea Yedze Hwe Yen Kwan Mu - C. Howard & J. W. Sey(CAN 91/CANF 1023)

Solo Rendition: Abigail Asare Lyrics in English 1 Lamp of our feet, whereby we trace Our path when wont to stray, Stream from the fount of heavenly grace, Brook by the traveller's way; 2 Bread of our souls, whereon we feed, True manna from on ...  mores_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">Less

Quartonal - Bushes and Briars (Ralph Vaughan Williams)
video: Quartonal - Bushes and Briars (Ralph Vaughan Williams)

Quartonal - an international award winning vocal group from Germany! follow us on facebook: www.facebook.com/quartonal more information: www.quartonal.de

blog: How to recruit singers to truly reflect your local community?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Three years ago, for the first time in over 13 years, I started a choir from scratch. I put a call out to my readers for advice on how to recruit singers t...