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blog: Not everyOne will like your sIngIng voice – but that’s OK

[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: Where are all the birthday songs?

[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: Why you should stand front and centre if you’re Not a confident sInger

[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 kNow which harmony part to sIng – a guide for new sIngers

[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: Where is a culture’s music tradition to be found?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few years ago I spent two weeks travellIng through the Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. I was really lookIng forward to hearIng plenty of tr...

blog: Why are so many people afraid to open their mouths and sIng?

[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: FIndIng your voice can be scary – but don’t let that stop you

[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: Does God mInd if you sIng badly In church?

[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: Skills you’ll need to brush up when your choir rehearses agaIn In person

[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: Have you become too dependent on your choir leader? You might be denyIng your own abilities

[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...