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blog: Conducting in the moMent

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I watched a TV docuMentary the other day called How a choir works with Gareth Malone.   Photo by TheCaMerons   At one point he talked about...

blog: Get out of your singing rut and try soMething new – it will make you a better singer

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I’ve written before about how you can use the long choir break to get better at what you do.   photo by troy   One way is to attend sin...

blog: How to reach every choir Member without repeating yourself

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   A few years ago conductor Kenneth Woods posted an item on his blog, A View from the Podium, about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in re...

blog: Why do we stop singing when we grow up?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   The average age of people who attend the choirs and workshops that I run must be around 50. I would say that about a third of any group is of retireMent ag...

blog: 10 great reasons why all Men should join a choir – now!

A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Being in a choir is great (see The pleasures of being a choir Member), but most mixed choirs never seem to have enough Men.     photo by Robert...

blog: Fresh blood: the pros and cons of letting new singers join your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   As choir starts back after a break, you might notice a few new faces in the ranks.   photo by Scott A. Thornbloom   Bringing in new r...

blog: Badenia Advent Music Festival 2023 (Germany)

11th International choir and orchestra festival in Baden (Germany)07.12. - 10.12.2023 BADEN-BADEN – a charming town in the heart of the Black forest.The hot springs of the town were already appreciated and used by the Romans. The unique landscape...

blog: Avoid toxic choir leaders – the end does NOT justify the Means

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There are soMe workshop and choir leaders who work through fear. They are not particularly nice people, but they do get good results.   phot...

blog: Kids choir, Kids String Orchestra- Sing and Strings

Music making for kids is alive and well in the Hutt Valley, in New Zealand and two award winning groups of talented kids are performing a combined programMe in Lower Hutt on November 11th. Sing and Strings is a joint concert by The Major Minors Childre...

blog: Why I started a choir

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I love to sing harmony. In fact, that’s pretty much the only tiMe I sing!     WorldSong choir, Coventry   But to do that you ne...