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blog: What Is The Best Software For My Choir Arrangements?

Many choir MDs find that one size definitely doesn’t fit all when it comes to sheet music for their Community choirs. You may be running a mixed ability choir, or a choir with a limited vocal range. It may be (as the case sadly is with many communit...

blog: Why choirs may choose not to sing Christmas songs

[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...

blog: New season, new songs – how to find new repertoire for your choir

[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...

blog: 8 reasons why choir leaders should go to more singing workshops

[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...

blog: Learning songs by ear: what should you do while other parts are being taught?

[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...

blog: What to do with your hands while singing – 5 ideas for singers in choirs

[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...

blog: The importance of breaks in rehearsals and singing workshops

[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...

blog: You HAVE to See What Happened Today! (+ Your Gift)

I couldn't be happier!! Today Flor, my fiancée, gave a gift to the entire choral Community  Perhaps some of you know that she is a user experience designer. It's a discipline that applies to everything and makes people find pleasure in ...

blog: The costs of cancelling a concert or singing workshop (and ways to avoid it in the first place)

[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...

blog: How to keep your choir or singing business alive while it’s shut down

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I started my first Community choir over 20 years ago. I used to worry that, after the long summer break, the singers would have forgotten me and wouldn’...