[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Many’s the time I see Ann lean over to Gill (not their real names) to help her get her part right. And every time I see a pained expression on ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   OK, I’ll admit it up front: I’m a charlatan. I have no training for the Job which gives me my income. So when it comes to giving starting notes ...

[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I describe my Job as being the guy who stands out front and waves his arms about. “I point, you sing” is what I tell the choir. &nbs...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I used to run a small women’s choir of 12 singers. One day it dawned on me that my Job was to make myself redundant.     I researched,...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   As a singing workshop and choir leader I have an incredibly easy life. I can get up when I want to and have no work commitments for five days ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes we’re asked to lead a rehearsal or run a singing workshop or perform a song and we do our Job very well. But afterwards we don’t feel...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I love my Job. I get to stand in front of a bunch of singers and hear wonderful harmonies washing over me.     Antony Gormley's Field for the...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]A vital part of a choir leader's Job is to spend time planning: individual rehearsals, concerts, repertoire, choir seasons, etc.   photo by webmink &...

A recent study found that a staggering 81% people who have a desk Job spend between four and nine hours a day sitting down. 64% of people felt that this wasn’t good for their health. Having this daily sedentary lifestyle certainly isn&rsqu...