[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Last week I wrote about The kinds of singing that I like (I may not know much about music, but I know what I like!).     Now I want to give...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] Are you doing your five-a-day for well-being? Here are five things that can help with your feelings of well-being if done daily. five-a-day for wellbeing T...

One of my favorite Choir tricks was to telling my singers to ‘aim for The top side of The pitch.’  This was, of course, because They were singing flat, and I thought The imagery would give my singers a way of thinking about an abstract co...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I caught a scene from The movie Spartacus The oTher day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a song. He Then proceeded to speak ...

We have an outdoor Choir and baby/toddler friendly indoor Choirs. We are welcoming, friendly and relaxed with no requirement for previous experience of The ability to read music.

From The prizewinner-consert at Malta international Choir Festival, 2009

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Many people have no idea how a song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been singing (and l...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in The musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir] There were two articles in The UK national press a few years ago, one bemoaning The fact that we don’t sing Christmas carols togeTher as much as we u...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Some people just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me.     ...