[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Many Choir names are descriptive and give a clear idea of what kind of Choir it is.But Choirs change over time. Maybe your Choir name doesn’t fit what y...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] What is a Choir leader without a Choir? There are times when you won’t be able to be with your Choir in person. Here are some things to help k...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] When I started my first ever Choir, WorldSong, it was an open-access beginner’s Choir and anyone who wanted to sing could join. &nbs...
Choriosity - the a cappella pop Choir in the YMCA in Ulm, Germany! We are a non-professional Choir of young people and we love the challenges of great a cappella music :) We sing a version of Eye of the tiger (not really;) a cappella, but we loved the re... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Ever asked your Choir members how they think things are going? Is there a large committee helping to run your Choir? If so, you’ve realised that a ch...
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...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The other week I wrote about who your Choir actually ‘belongs’ to (Whose Choir is it any way?). Does it belong to the singers, the...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote a post a while ago called Ask not what your Choir can do for you – ask what can you do for your Choir. The more you put in, the more you get ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] It’s that time of year again. Summer is over and Choir starts back. We Choir leaders will be thinking about which songs to teach for the next s...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As I wrote recently (It’s summer – where have all the Choir gone??!!), patchy attendance at regular Choir sessions can be very frustrating. &n...
