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blog: How to make a song your own

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   This post is part of a series of occasional Questions and Answers. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question.       Bl...

blog: Confession: I don’t like to sing much

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   You know those people who sing all the time — when they’re cooking, hoovering, gardening, whatever? Well, I’m not one of them.   ...

blog: Why can’t we sing more songs in English?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   I often get asked this at workshops after people have struggled to get their tongues around a few foreign songs.     I point out that ...

blog: Singing the wrong note is not the end of the world

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   How many times have you been standing next to someone in your choir section and realised that they’re singing something different from you? &n...

blog: Is how you label yourself as a singer holding you back?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] We all have an image of the type of singer (or musical director or choir) that we think we are. there are things that we can do and things that we can&rsqu...

blog: How to increase your enjoyment of singing in the choir in the coming year

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] I wrote a post a while ago called Ask not what your choir can do for you – ask what can you do for your choir. the more you put in, the more you get ...

Ginger & Tonic: When I'm Alone
video: Ginger & Tonic: When I'm Alone

Here's our version of Lissie's "When I'm Alone", filmed at a rehearsal.

blog: How to use gestures to conduct your choir effectively

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I describe my job as being the guy who stands out front and waves his arms about. “I point, you sing” is what I tell the choir. &nbs...

blog: Helping new choir members learn the old songs

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   When a choir has been going for a long time and you want to revive some of your old repertoire, you will find that a lot of the newer members won’t ...

blog: Name that tune! – earworms, musical memory and other strange phenomena

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   Often I join in with someone singing a song...