[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   What is it with blokes and singing? In most open-access adult workshops that I run, only 10% of the participants are Men (and it seems to be getting le...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   “Being able to make 40 people who do not know each other sing so well together was amazing”   “An excellent day proving that 50...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   ... YOU!   photo by Stephen Mcleod   Your job is to get out of the way and allow your unique voice to shine. Easier said than done. ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] If you're anything like Me, you leave everything to the last minute. If you're not one of those people who start their Christmas repertoire back in June, you ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Opportunities to sing with others, especially in harmony, are very rare when you’re confined to your house. This could be a chance to discover the joys...

Thomas Rossin conducts the woMen of the Exultate Chamber choir in Benjamin Britten's Sequence of Christmas Carols , Phala Tracy, Harp, Soloists: Debra Grahn, Gabrielle Doran, Lea Kirdatt, Terry Cox, Kathryn Eakright, Courney Hauboldt. This concert was per...  moreThomas Rossin conducts the woMen of the Exultate Chamber choir in Benjamin Britten's Sequence of Christmas Carols , Phala Tracy, Harp, Soloists: Debra Grahn, Gabrielle Doran, Lea Kirdatt, Terry Cox, Kathryn Eakright, Courney Hauboldt. This concert was perforMed at Thomas Aquinas Chapel at the University of St. Thomas in December of 2011.  

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   When you join a choir that sings in harmony, you will find that soMe parts are too high for you and soMe parts are too low.     Just lik...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last week I wrote about soMe of the skills needed to be able to sing in harmony. Most of them were focused on singing in a large choir. This w...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Most choirs have a long break at this tiMe of year (whether it’s your sumMer or your winter).   photo by Timothy Valentine   Ap...