[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] When I started my first ever choir, WorldSong, it was an open-access beginner’s choir and anyone who wanted to sing could join. &nbs...
(A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog Choral Clarity) Eliminating the Choral Caste System: As we aspire to have outstanding high school choral programs, it is easy to fall into the trap of pe...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog from the Front of the Choir] It’s a dark January evening, cold and rainy, and we’re snuggled up in the warm eating our supper. Choir starts in half an ho...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] I run singing workshops all over the place (why not book me and try one?). Photo by C. Moses At some places the workshops are full and...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Back in 2012 the Guardian started a project called Six Songs of Me that asks which songs matter most to each of us on a personal level (the pro...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Last week I looked at how singers choose where to stand in their section (Don’t stand too close to me! – finding the right place to stand in y...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] “In our choir we’re not allowed to use words in concerts.” Photo by Kaptain Kobold Great idea. In principle. But how...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] A few years ago I was asked by BBC Radio Suffolk to create a choir from scratch to perform in a concert in aid of Children in Need: the Big Night Out...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] the Natural Voice Network (NVN) has done a great deal to dispel the myth that you have to be able to read music to be in a choir. photo by...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog from the Front of the Choir] Many choirs use written notation to learn and perform songs. Over time singers can come to depend on having the dots in front of them. pho...
