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blog: I'm only going to say this once

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Conductor Kenneth Woods wrote on his blog a while Back (As I was just saying) about the problems of having to repeat oneself constantly in rehearsals. &nb...

blog: Adrenaline and Vocal Performance

This post originally appeared on Helping You Harmonise in December 2011. A discussion over on Choralnet from a couple of weeks Back has prompted to me write about a phenomenon I’ve been thinking about for a while. the main subject is about the ro...

blog: Offer ends at midnight tonight!

Happy New Year to one and all... just think.... This time next year you could be a millionaire .... you could also be reminiscing about your wonderful Singing Holiday to Launde Abbey and patting yourself on the Back for booking early and banking the sa...

Conducting Recital Rehearsal - Haydn
video: Conducting Recital Rehearsal - Haydn

Awake the Harp preparing my conducting recital Back in 2015

blog: Why feedBack is important when teaching and learning songs

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was running a one-day workshop a while Back and it seemed to me that the whole thing wasn’t gelling. People seemed uninspired, energy was low, and i...

blog: Why singing together is a great healer

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]the world can be a scary and upsetting place. When I wrote this Back in 2016, here in the UK we were witnessing political infighting, uncertain futures, auster...

blog: Finding positives from the pandemic when your choir finally gets Back together

[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: Front, Back or side? the best place to stand in 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: Why do some audience members insist on sitting at the Back of concerts?

[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 Is Stopping YOU?

This post was originally posted to the Embro Thistle Singers blog.  Isn't it the truth?  Sometimes we can be our own worst enemy.  What is it that is holding you Back?  Have you thought that maybe YOU should be the director of t...