[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week in Now THAT’S what I call singing! Volume 1 I shared some of my favourite songs from Europe: Corsica, Georgia, Russian orthodox, gypsy, th...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week I raised the question of Whose choir is it any way?     © Copyright John Darch and licensed for reuse under this...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   We are lucky that singing is a very social activity. Whether we are a choir leader or singer, we are amongst friends each Week.     I'm diffe...

Song of summer for choir, cello and guitar based on the duo Summertime Rag by Chris Benson In the summertime when the work was done we'd take our ease and have our fun we'd been always looking forward to the warm dry Days of sun In the summerti...  moreSong of summer for choir, cello and guitar based on the duo Summertime Rag by Chris Benson In the summertime when the work was done we'd take our ease and have our fun we'd been always looking forward to the warm dry Days of sun In the summertime we would run and sing enjoy all that the Days could bring we would laugh and wintertime would seem a very distant thing but it couldn't last and the autumn came too quickly with its wind and rain ....  

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   What’s great about a group of singers who meet regularly is that you can grow and develop together, improving skills and techniques Week on wee...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week I wrote about Audiences at choral concerts.   Sangstream rehearsal by fiddledidee   But what if your choir doesn’t perform?...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week I wrote about getting feedback from singers and choir leaders. But not all feedback is equal.   Feedback can come in many forms: speech, wr...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last Week I wrote about 10 ways to be a better choir member. This was prompted by an earlier post on whether you need singing lessons or not i...

This has been quite a Week!  Last Mondy, we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and yesterday, our country swore in a new president.  Regardless of who one voted for, the election results surprised nearly everyone.  As someone ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]As we saw last Week, many singers struggle with finding (and keeping) their starting notes. photo by Albin Olsson What can make it even harder is if a man ...