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blog: Setting your goals for the new year (guaranteed to work!)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   It’s the time of year when many people make resolutions, set goals and devise plans for the coming year.   photo by --Tico--   But i...

blog: Why it’s easier to sing to 1,000 strangers than friends and family

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Put me in front of a huge crowd of strangers and I’ll perform loud and proud.   Photo by Anirudh Koul   But in a room full of friend...

blog: How to deal with song lyrics 1: written down or learnt by ear?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Unless you’re singing vocalises or songs with just one word (‘alleluia’, ‘mravalžamier’), you have to deal with lyrics at some...

blog: Polished songs or deeper learning experience – which is better in a singing workshop?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   At the end of each of my singing workshop I record the group singing through all the songs I’ve taught. I then make the recording available to ...

blog: Your singing voice: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I wrote a post a a few years back called Do you need singing lessons in order to sing?   Photo by Anna Strumillo   My main point was ...

blog: Low women vs. tenor men

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There is a lack of men in many community choirs (Why men won’t sing).     The Tenor by Paul Helm   One of the results of th...

blog: How can you possibly teach songs without a piano??!!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “You can’t run a singing workshop here, we don’t have a piano.”   photo by Thomas Quine   It’s amazing ...

blog: The challenges of running a drop-in singing group (and why you shouldn’t start one)

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Some people run ‘drop-in’ singing sessions. People can drop in on any session they want, there is no commitment and no signing up for a ‘...

blog: Can you ever prepare yourself for being in front of a live audience?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   What is it about a live audience that throws a spanner in the works?     scared face by Kim   You’ve prepared thoroughly, you&...

blog: How to pace a long singing workshop effectively

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   If a singing workshop is just a couple of hours long, then singers’ energy and concentration will probably be fine.     But for ...