[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while back I was asked if I would like to conduct an interview on my blog with a well-known singing group who had just released a new CD.   ...

Music and the Spoken Word broadcast with The TaBernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. When In Our Music God Is Glorified 2. For the Beauty of the Earth 3. Prelude on Pisgah (Organ Solo) 4. “Happy and Blest Are They,” from St. Paul 5. T...  moreMusic and the Spoken Word broadcast with The TaBernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square. 1. When In Our Music God Is Glorified 2. For the Beauty of the Earth 3. Prelude on Pisgah (Organ Solo) 4. “Happy and Blest Are They,” from St. Paul 5. The Greatest Battle of Life (Spoken Word) 6. Oh, Peter, Go Ring Them Bells 7. May the Good Lord Bless and Keep  

This is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration: Verse 1 A Centipede was Happy quite Until a frog in fun said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?" (with a left r...  moreThis is based on the anonymous English poem (with added 2nd verse by David Dunning) about a centipede who loses her concentration: Verse 1 A Centipede was Happy quite Until a frog in fun said "Pray tell which leg comes after which?" (with a left right right left right) This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch Considering how to run. Verse 2 She stopped and thought and, mystified, Soliloquized on this; Put right foot first and found it left Her left leg wrong right side This raised her mind to such a pitch she lay distracted in a ditch Considering how to run.  less

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces.   Photo by...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many people have no idea how a song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have Been singing (and l...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] There were two articles in the UK national press a few years ago, one Bemoaning the fact that we don’t sing Christmas carols together as much as we u...

[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]   Despite an apparent re-awakened interest in singing, we don’t sing together like we used to.     TV programmes like X Factor, The Voice...

All roads lead to Rome, to the Eternal City   meeting music is very Happy to announce the 7th Musica Eterna Roma – International Choir Festival and Competition from July 1-5, 2016 in Rome, Italy   Choirs can choose from the categor...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was in the middle of planning a workshop and was checking through a few songs to make sure I had the correct lyrics, source, meaning, backgr...