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blog: What if the Singing session is a success, but you feel like a failure?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a Singing workshop or perform a song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...

blog: How ill do you need to be before you cancel a performance?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Back in 2015 I was in bed for 10 days with a nasty bout of ’flu. For the first time in my 18-year career I had to cancel a choir concert.   ...

blog: How close should a vocal arrangement be to the original song?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Some years ago I did some voice-only arrangements of Queen songs for a weekend workshop. I ended up listening to a lot of Queen recordings!   ...

blog: “Darling, your technique is showing” – don’t be a Singer who is all style and no substance

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s usually the case that professional Singers have had some sort of training in a particular Singing technique.   photo by Kevin Cea...

blog: USing world songs in the classroom: a teacher’s guide to sourcing songs and how to teach them

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Some teachers find themselves having to lead Singing sessions at their school. But often they don’t have that much experience of teaching songs ...

Jewel Tones
group: Jewel Tones

A choir for girls between the ages of 10 and 18. We Sing a wide variety of music and take part in concerts, festivals and competitions.

blog: How to Improve Singing Skills on Your Own

You may be teaching yourself how to Sing (by reading books and watching videos online) or taking Singing lessons to improve your voice. As a beginner Singer, you need a lot of real time feedback and guidance.   I still remember tak...

blog: We have written a beautiful new Chanukah song!

I'm new to this site, but I thought I'd start off by saying I searched so long for a Chanukah song for my West Los Angeles ChilDren's choir to Sing, I finally got my (pro lyricist) husband to write one with me!  We got some of the kids to record and...

blog: A choir is greater than any individual Singer but needs 'em all

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Obvious really, but a choir is a large organism made up of lots of individuals who are working together.     The Tenor by Amyn Kassam &...

blog: What am I going to do with no Singing over the summer break??!!

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   For those of us who work to school terms, it is now the summer holidays. Unlike us poor folk here in the UK, the summer break is months long i...