[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There is often a mismatch between how good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are.     Some people vastly ov...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A while back I went to a singing workshop led by an internationally acclaimed workshop leader. I was very disappointed at the lack of teaching skills...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Singing is all about sound, whether it’s a one-day workshop, a live concert or a CD.     I’m amazed at choir websites, concert prom...

This is a cross-cultural arrangement of the well-known Persian folk song, Navaie (نوایی). It is arranged by Dr. Jeanette Gallant and performed by Mahtab Haghighi (vocalist), Ali Razmi (tar), Bardia Sadeghi (daf, kouzeh, tombak), the Vancouver Iranian Choi...  moreThis is a cross-cultural arrangement of the well-known Persian folk song, Navaie (نوایی). It is arranged by Dr. Jeanette Gallant and performed by Mahtab Haghighi (vocalist), Ali Razmi (tar), Bardia Sadeghi (daf, kouzeh, tombak), the Vancouver Iranian choir (Taymaz Saba, Conductor) and members of the Vancouver Chamber choir.  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’m probably preaching to the converted here as I guess most of you reading this already sing regularly.   photo by T Sundup   So ho...

Wicker Park Choral Singers July 9, 2011 St. Vincent de Paul Church Latin: Kyrie eleison. Christe eleison. English: Lord have mercy. Christ have mercy.

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Imagine going to Soho with a group of like-minded friends and gathering in a dimly-lit, subterranean private room with plush seats and stylish decor. Fully ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] A while back I went to a workshop run by the amazing Su Hart who has spent around 25 years working with the Baka people of Central Africa. Living in the ra...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] With far fewer people around at the moment, I am starting to hear things that I don’t normally notice. It made me realise that in our usually busy dail...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I keep seeing virtual choirs on Facebook and hearing about amazing Zoom singing sessions. Photo by Virginia State Parks It’s hard not to compare and...