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blog: 10 exercises guaranteed to get your singers listening more carefully

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] A while back I went to a workshop run by the amazing Su Hart who has spent around 25 years working with the Baka people of Central Africa. Living in the ra...

blog: The sound of silence – rediscovering the art of listening

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] With far fewer people around at the moMent, I am starting to hear things that I don’t normally notice. It made Me realise that in our usually busy dail...

blog: Whatever you’ve managed to do during lockdown, you’re doing great

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I keep seeing virtual choirs on Facebook and hearing about amazing Zoom singing sessions. Photo by Virginia State Parks It’s hard not to compare and...

blog: Singing is about listening, not looking

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There are quite a few choirs out there made up entirely of blind singers. There are also many famous individual blind singers (Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocell...

blog: How to have an English sing-along

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   And I Mean English … not Irish or Welsh or Scottish. How is it possible to have an unplanned, spontaneous and genuine gathering of people who sing t...

blog: choirs: is old age an issue?

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   This post is one of a series of occasional Questions and Answers that I do on my own blog. Just use the contact form if you want to submit a question. &...

blog: “Everyone can sing” – what the hell does that Mean??!!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   There is (apparently) a proverb from Zimbabwe  that says: “If you can walk, then you can dance. If you can talk, then you can sing.” &nb...

blog: How to get the most out of singing online – a guide for singers

[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 ...

blog: Singing in a group is a learnt skill – if you find it hard, it doesn’t Mean you can’t sing

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Many people won’t consider joining a choir or going to a singing workshop because they believe they can’t ‘sing’. Yet ask them to s...

blog: How audiences behave and how we respond

[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...