[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Choirs are not meeting at the moment so lots of you have gone online to sing. Given that it will be just you singing at a screen, what can you do to get the ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] The way an audience responds can affect our performance. In the absence of feedback, our most negative thoughts can raise their ugly heads. Bor...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I went to see a concert by Village Harmony this week. It was over an hour long and included an amazing variety of songs from around the world: Georgi...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] We’re always told to focus on the meaning of the lyrics when singing a song in order to communicate it properly and to give some emotion to our delivery...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I began to share a series of 'Frequently asked questions' that I wrote as a result of questionnaires that I used to send round my choir. Here is ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] On the face of it, a workshop or concert can be a resounding success. photo by Andy Armstrong But ask individuals about how they think ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] At the beginning of each choir rehearsal it’s as if the singers have not seen each other for years. They chat away, having a fine time of things. &n...
Peparation for or performance in Siena, QC. Year 2012
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last week I wrote about men and women singing the same not together and how that might feel strange: Singing the same note – differently!. ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I came across an interesting article on Canada’s CBC Radio 2 blog a few years back. It was entitled Why do you sing? and attracted several comments f...
