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blog: When singers don’t show up – how to rehearse effectively

[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: the hardest thing about going to choir is leaving the house!

[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: How to warm up your voice on the bus (or any other public space)

[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: How slow can you sing? – using speed as a rehearsal tool

[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 returning to your choir after a long absence need not be difficult

[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...

UpStage A Cappella
group: UpStage A Cappella

Tel Aviv's newest A Cappella group Singing a mixture of modern and popular classics.

blog: How to teach (and learn) a song by ear 1

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   To make Singing as accessible as possible, I don’t use sheet music when I teach. This often freaks out people who are used to having a score in their...

blog: Music notation – do singers need it?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I teach songs without using any kind of musical notation. Like other members of the Natural Voice Practitioners’ Network I believe that Singing should...

blog: When it comes to choirs and Singing are you specialist or generalist?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on on...

blog: How can similar choirs be so different?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Over the years I have run choirs and Singing groups all based on the same principles, but in different locations. the general mix of genders, ages, backgro...