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blog: When nobody comes to your concert or Workshop – how to avoid or recover from a marketing fail

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing Workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

blog: 10 exercises guaranteed to get your singers listening more carefully

[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...

blog: How to decide whether to cancel a concert or singing Workshop

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing Workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

blog: How to plan a singing Workshop when you don’t know who’s coming

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing Workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

blog: Your singing experience depends on how you feel, not just on what you do

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] On the face of it, a Workshop or concert can be a resounding success.   photo by Andy Armstrong   But ask individuals about how they think ...

blog: How do you know if you’re singing the right thing?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Often, at the end of a singing Workshop, someone will tell me that they didn’t think they were singing the right thing and ask if there is anything they...

blog: I NEED MEN (and ladies) to complete my research survey.

Hi. I am carrying out research into the vocal health habits and experiences of amateur singers as part of a Post Graduate certificate with the Voice Workshop, in conjunction with the University of Wales. Please could all of you lovely people who sing re...

blog: You can’t avoid feelings of apprehension at the start of a singing Workshop

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing Workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

blog: The nuts and bolts of running a singing Workshop – 10 practical tips

[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult singing Workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

blog: “Singing Workshop”: a building where songs are repaired?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was at a business meeting recently and we were asked what we did. I explained as well as I could.   Photo © Copyright Anne Burgess an...