[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   Last time I wrote about wheTher it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a Long time working on on...

I think I’ve started a new project that is going to keep me learning new musical skills for a Long time….. I love working on choral arrangements, however The more I do and The more I think about Them, The more I actually learn. I am extremel...

[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...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It was over an hour Long and included an amazing variety of songs from around The world: Georgi...

[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The Choir]   I realise that apart from my profile page on this blog, you probably don’t know much about me or my journey to become a choir and singing workshop lea...

The Fourth Choir (temporary name) will focus on performing great choral works - Long and short, new and old, familiar and forgotten - and aim to sing at The highest competition standards and be semi-professional in a few years time. We think that with al...