[The views expressed in this Blog are from my personal experiences from almost 30 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 ac...

Sing joyfully to God our strength; Sing loud unto the God of Jacob! Take the song, bring forth the timbrel, the pleasant harp, and the viol. Blow the trumpet in the new moon, even in the time appointed, and at our feast day. ...  moreSing joyfully to God our strength; Sing loud unto the God of Jacob! Take the song, bring forth the timbrel, the pleasant harp, and the viol. Blow the trumpet in the new moon, even in the time appointed, and at our feast day. For this is a statute for Israel, and a law of the God of Jacob. (From Psalm 81)  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   The Sing Up programme for schools was set up by the UK government in January 2007 and was funded by them until April 2012. Their aim is to “give ever...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I recently wrote about some of the reasons why you might think you can’t Sing.   Suessian megaphone by theparadigmshifter   One of th...

[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...

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Choirs are not meeting at the moment so lots of you have gone online to Sing. Given that it will be just you Singing at a screen, what can you do to get the ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] We’re always told to focus on the meaning of the lyrics when Singing a song in order to communicate it properly and to give some emotion to our delivery...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   “Being able to make 40 people who do not know each other Sing so well together was amazing”   “An excellent day proving that 50...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Opportunities to Sing with others, especially in harmony, are very rare when you’re confined to your house. This could be a chance to discover the joys...