[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote last week about how wearing masks might affect singers and how they can overcome any obstacles. This week I want to look at the impact on choir lea...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In open-access choirs (which don’t audition), you often find one or two singers who struggle to pitch notes accurately.   photo by Jes...

Choral from Cantata No.147 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wraO_FOpFJ4&fmt=22 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Muß von Christo Zeugnis geben Ohne Furcht und Heuchelei, Daß e...  onclick="$(this).getParent().getNext().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">moreone;">Choral from Cantata No.147 by Johann Sebastian Bach. Conducted by Nikolaus Harnoncourt. High Quality: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wraO_FOpFJ4&fmt=22 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben Muß von Christo Zeugnis geben Ohne Furcht und Heuchelei, Daß er Gott und Heiland sei. 2 - Schäme dich, o Seele, nicht http://youtube.com/watch?v=QgLmLuRSDl8 3 - Bereite dir, Jesu, noch itzo die Bahn http://youtube.com/watch?v=hIDRf-YlQVc 4 - Wohl mir, daß ich Jesum habe http://youtube.com/watch?v=3jFxeO63fj8 5 - Hilf, Jesu, hilf http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ae9trX3jKX4 6 - Ich will von Jesu Wundern singen http://youtube.com/watch?v=bKrsqh-H5YU 7 - Jesus bleibt meine Freude http://youtube.com/watch?v=3Mn1ibFdXDU  onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I often get enquiries from people looking for one-to-one singing lessons. I tell them that unfortunately I don’t offer them.     I...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote about getting feedback from singers and choir leaders. But not all feedback is equal.   Feedback can come in many forms: speech, wr...

this is the version used in the Lutheran hymn book

Loving this acappella version from Romeo and Juliet!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Those of you who read this blog regularly know that I believe that everyone can sing. If you want to know more, you can read “Everyone can sing...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Not being a regular concert-goer myself, I often wonder why people make the effort to go to concerts.     'A Choral Voyage' concert by d...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   once upon a time it was fairly easy to work out how much your labour was worth.     You would toil in the fields all day and at the end ...