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blog: Your Singing voice: if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I wrote a post a a few years back called Do you need Singing lessons in order to Sing?   Photo by Anna Strumillo   My main point was ...

blog: Low women vs. tenor men

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is a lack of men in many community choirs (Why men won’t Sing).     The Tenor by Paul Helm   One of the results of th...

blog: Are You a Singing Choir Director?

This post was originally posted to the Embro Thistle Singers Blog.  The other day, there was a question about whether or not a choir director should Sing while directing.  This is an age old question but as usual I have my own ideas.  ...

blog: But I can’t Sing that high!

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   When you join a choir that Sings in harmony, you will find that some parts are too high for you and some parts are too low.     Just lik...

blog: Singing in harmony 2 – small group skills

[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 some of the skills needed to be able to Sing in harmony. Most of them were focused on Singing in a large choir. This w...

blog: What should individual Singers focus on when performing as part of a choir or small group?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Whether you Sing harmony in a small group or a large choir there are many things demanding your attention: other Singers, conductor, audience, your own par...

blog: Why we don’t Sing, even though it makes us feel good

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   “I love Singing, but I haven’t sung for years and I really miss it.”     So why haven’t you joined a choir or co...

blog: Neither fish nor fowl – why most Singers don’t fit neatly into SATB boxes

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] The fact is that most of us don’t fit neatly into SATB boxes. What are we to do? Once upon a time we used to Sing together and somehow find a place ...

blog: There are plenty of good reasons to Sing

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   A few weeks back I wrote about why people might not join choirs or attend Singing workshops: 10 reasons why people don’t join choirs (but love to...