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blog: How do you get to the truth of what your singing ability really is?

[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...

blog: Being in a choir FAQs - Part 1

[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 ...

blog: Help someone to start singing in 2015 — maybe even you!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m probably preaching to the converted here as I guess most of you reading this already sing regularly.   photo by T Sundup   So ho...

blog: Should singing together be a guilty pleasure?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Imagine going to Soho with a group of like-minded friends and gathering in a dimly-lit, subterranean private room with plush seats and stylish decor. Fully ...

blog: 10 exercises guaranteed to get your singers listening more carefully

[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...

blog: The sound of silence – rediscovering the art of listening

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] With far fewer people around at the moment, I am starting to hear things that I don’t normally notice. It made me realise that in our usually busy dail...

blog: Whatever you’ve managed to do during lockdown, you’re doing great

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I keep seeing virtual choirs on Facebook and hearing about amazing Zoom singing sessions. Photo by Virginia State Parks It’s hard not to compare and...

blog: Singing is about listening, not looking

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There are quite a few choirs out there made up entirely of blind singers. There are also many famous individual blind singers (Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocell...

blog: How to have an English sing-along

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   And I mean English … not Irish or Welsh or Scottish. How is it possible to have an unplanned, spontaneous and genuine gathering of people who sing t...

blog: Choirs: is old age an issue?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This post is one of a series of occasional Questions and Answers that I do on my own blog. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question. &...