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blog: When you sing, forget everything you’ve ever learnt

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In your singing lessons and choir warm ups you’re bombarded with exercises and technical advice about posture, breathing, eNunciation, pitching...

blog: Is one of your choir sections thin on the ground? 10 ways to find more singers to fill the gaps

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many of us are in choirs where a particular section needs bolstering. In my case it’s a lack of altos, for others it might be too few tenors.  ...

blog: Fit the song arrangement to your singers and not the other way round

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Most singers in choirs don’t fit neatly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze them in to our off-the-shelf arrangements, chastising them when ...

The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge
group: The Choir of Trinity College Cambridge

Voted '5th best choir in the world' by Gramophone Magazine, the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge has established itself as one of the leading Mixed-voice choirs in the UK. The Choir comprises around thirty Choral Scholars (all of whom are ordinarily und...  more

blog: Best blog posts of 2012: have you read these yet?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   2012 is almost over so I thought it would be an idea to look back on my most popular posts of the year in case you missed any of them. Just click on the tit...

blog: Not everyone experiences a concert in the same way

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Just because you as a singer have a great time in a concert doesn’t mean it went well.     Happy audience by Ekke Vasli   Just...

blog: Get in line! - the trials of getting your singers to stand in the right places

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes trying to get your choir to stand in the right places is like dealing with an unruly kindergarten class. It seems as if spatial awareness and si...

blog: 10 things to consider before choosing or running a singing workshop

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Instead of writing this, I should be planning a one-off two-hour singing workshop for this Saturday. I’m also starting to think of what I’ll d...

blog: Can you be the wrong age to sing?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Here in the UK the arts seem to cater for just three age groups.   Photo by vintagedept   If you don’t fit into one of these, t...