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blog: Putting the hours in – are singers born or made?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I had a girlfriend who believed that we are all capable of anything if we just put enough effort in.   Photo by _foam   She believed that ...

blog: We’re all equal here: singing together is the great leveller

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Singing together is one of the most egalitarian experiences we can have.   Photo by wynlok   It doesn’t matter how much you earn, wh...

blog: choirs and copyright: a beginner’s guide for the bewildered

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] [NB this post is about UK copyright laws. Although the situation will be similar in other countries, the various copyright and performing rights agencies a...

Anúna : "Cúnnla" by Michael McGlynn
video: Anúna : "Cúnnla" by Michael McGlynn

Download from iTunes http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/illumination/id534355477 From the Anúna album "Illumination". soloist Bláth Conroy Murphy, song written by Michael McGlynn, available as sheet music from www.anuna.ie

Ave maria vespera and CCS concert nov 2010
video: Ave maria vespera and CCS concert nov 2010

Ave maria Cantabile Chamber Singers concert november 2010 N. Dett composer Music Gallery Toronto

blog: Why choirs shouldn’t sing pop songs

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I used to lead a women’s singing group. We tried a Bob Marley song once. One of the singers used to say: “If it sounds like the Women’s In...

blog: Is community singing dead?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Many people look back to the good old days when we all used to gather round a piano and sing for hours, or join in a good sing-song down the local pub. &n...

blog: Music lives in flawed humans and not on the page

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I met a painter a while back and he asked me if I was an artist. I told him that I didn’t paint, but that I worked with music. He then asked: “...

blog: One unkind word can put you off singing for ever – how to protect yourself

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There have been plenty of UK television programmes over the years which have involved solo singing auditions such as The Voice and X Factor. Comments...

blog: Making the most of your singing voice – it’s not what you’ve got, it’s what you do with it

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] We are not all born equal. Some have longer legs which helps them to win at hurdLes or the high jump. Some have longer fingers which helps them to play jazz ...