[this is a version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir] Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about People who like to spend a long time working on on...
If you have had a coaching session or workshop with me in the last two or three years, you will have recently received an email that says: Hello there! I am getting in touch with People I’ve worked with in recent times to make sure I can meet as...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir] I found Myself last week arranging a bunch of songs to teach at the weekend. As usual, I’d left it far too late and was feeling rushed. &nb...
How does a W.A. Mozart’s majestic Requiem sound when sung by hundreds of singers? Find out at our next festival Laurea Mundi Budapest! One of the most powerful things is when many People are singing together as one. This is what our Festiv...
VocalPoint is an intense choral experience that challenges People through music to build a better world. http://vocalpointchorus.org Here's how you can help 1. Donate today. A donation to VocalPoint -- in any amount -- will help ensure that this ... more
Since I have been conducting choirs in UK, there is something that I found intriguing. That is the fact that some People gave me, amongst other kinds of positive and most interesting feedback, comments about “surprising” and &l...
It's a great tribute to the skill and warm-heartedness of the group of wonderful People that makes up Albion that YET AGAIN we have sold out a concert in Sheffield before the day. I'm proud of you all that you create and perpetuate something in which so m...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir] There is often a mismatch between how good you think you are as a singer and what your abilities really are. Some People vastly ov...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on My blog From the Front of the Choir] Occasionally I give questionnaires to choir members in order to get feedback on how People are finding the weekly sessions, what songs they like best, how ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on My blog From the Front of the Choir] A while back I went to a workshop run by the amazing Su Hart who has spent around 25 years working with the Baka People of Central Africa. Living in the ra...
