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blog: How to ensure that your CHOIR is inclusive as Covid restrictions start to lift

[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: 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: Keeping it fresh: 5 ideas to keep regular CHOIR attenders engaged

[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: Money matters 1 – practical solutions for dealing with CHOIR finances

[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: Don’t let your CHOIR leader do all the work – realise how capable you are as a singer

[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: 7 ways to hold onto your CHOIR members: why retention is more important than recruitment

[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: Beyond the usual suspects – how to get CHOIR members to volunteer for supporting roles

[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: 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...