As if you needed another reason to sing for joy, recent research has confirmed that Singing improves positive feelings and social connections, reducing stress and making people feel more relaxed and happy. Perhaps this is why singers often ap...
[The views expressed in this blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear using a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...
Alive and Singing perform "Viva La Vida", (by Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion and Chris Martin), arranged and conducted by Jamie Serafi, on Saturday 6th July 2013 at Bedford Corn Exchange, at their SINGSATIONAL 100 Voices End Of Year Concert. Fi... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] People don’t often talk about the downsides of Singing. We constantly bang on about the health benefits, social aspects, etc. but...
Music Matters presents Sight Singing Workshop Sneaton castle Centre Whitby Sunday 10th June 10.30 -4pm £50 includes lunch tea/coffee breaks www.mmcourses.co.uk
[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 a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There was an article by Alex Petridis in The Guardian a few years back in which he claimed that: “Singing out of tune can convey emotions tha...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a Singing workshop or perform a song and we do our job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...
I wrote an essay about group Singing for Time, and I mentioned ChoirPlace as one of the places to find a choir. This is a picture of a summer sing I went to on Monday, hosted by the West Village Chorale.
I'm always trying to get more men Singing. For some reason some men don't like mixed group, but prefer to sing with their own kind. I must admit that there is something special about hearing all male (or all female) voices in harmony together - i...
