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blog: Why too much rehearsal can be a bad thing

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this Week. It was over an hour long and included an amazing variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...

The Really Big Chorus
group: The Really Big Chorus

With more than 11,000 singers on our mailing list, and a performing strength (at London's Royal Albert Hall) of between two and three thousand, TRBC is probably the world's largest community choir. Anyone can join: we present top-quality events and invit...  more

blog: Being in a choir FAQs - Part 2

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week I began to share a series of 'Frequently asked questions' that I wrote as a result of questionnaires that I used to send round my choir. Here is ...

blog: Do singers need to know what an octave is?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week I wrote about men and women singing the same not together and how that might feel strange: Singing the same note – differently!.   ...

blog: What’s the worst that can happen? Dealing with performance nerves

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The OK Chorale is not a performing choir (yet!), but after two terms of hard (but fun) work, we’ve invited some friends and family along next Week t...

blog: It’s too late for me….expecting more for ourselves

As parents we sign our kids up for numerous activities, swimming, skating, dancing, gymnastics, soccer, hockey,  music, choir, circus school, diving, horseback riding, you name it we do it, and we commit to driving them to all these activities Week a...

11th Orientale Concentus 2018 (Highlights)
video: 11th Orientale Concentus 2018 (Highlights)

LEARN HOW YOU CAN STAND A CHANCE TO WIN UP TO SGD $25,000! Event: 12th International Choral Festival Orientale Concentus, Singapore 2019 Date: 29 July - 1 August 2019 (4 Days) Location: Singapore Orientale Concentus, conceptualized in 2008 with th...  more

blog: Now THAT’S what I call singing! Volume 1

[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...

blog: 10 ways to be a better choir member

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week I wrote about whether you need singing lessons in order to be able to sing. I suggested that people should simply jump in and join a...

blog: First choir rehearsal is great, then it’s all down hill!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s the first Week of the new choir. Everyone is having fun, songs are being learnt at a cracking pace, the whole room is in tune with each ot...