[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...

[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...

[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...

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I wrote last week about people who think they can’t ‘sing’ because they think they need training or singing Lessons first (Your sin...

Mabe Ladies choir perform Bright Morning Stars, a Kentucky folk hymn arranged by Jay Althouse in Concert at Caldicot Leisure Centre with Caldicot Male Voice choir. Sept 6 2014 Conductor Amanda Ward, Accompanist Rico Gerber

By Freddie Mercury, arranged Alan Simmons

Devon folk song arranged for mixed choir The words of the song can be found in many places on the Net, some more accurate than others. All of the places are in Devon, except Callington, which is in Cornwall, but it is likely to be the correct place sin...  moreDevon folk song arranged for mixed choir The words of the song can be found in many places on the Net, some more accurate than others. All of the places are in Devon, except Callington, which is in Cornwall, but it is likely to be the correct place since it is so close to the centre of the events - ie towns and villages North and West of Dartmoor. (The Yetties' version of the song refers to "North Looe", but this is very unlikely to be correct, since Looe is much further into Cornwall). In this the version I finally decided upon "North Lew" (a compromise between Quoditch's version and the Yetties' version):  Less_link" href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="$(this).getParent().getPrevious().style.display='';$(this).getParent().style.display='none';">Less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   At the end of each of my one-day workshops I’ve recently started to record all the songs I’ve taught during the day. It’s nice for peopl...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The choirs and workshops that I lead are run on the principle that music should be accessible to all. This means that I don’t use written music to te...