[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The choir] It’s only September, but many choirs are already thinking of Their Christmas concerts. Christmas is also The time of year when choirs release new CDs...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The choir] A while ago I wrote about an artist who thought that music resides in The musical notation and a musician's job is to realise that notation perfectly. &nb...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir] There were two articles in The UK national press a few years ago, one bemoaning The fact that we don’t sing Christmas carols togeTher as much as we u...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir] Some people just love anything that’s finely honed, all shined up, squeaky clean, highly skilled and perfectly rendered. Not me. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir] I was at a business meeting recently and we were asked what we did. I explained as well as I could. Photo © Copyright Anne Burgess an...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The choir] First I need to fess up: I have a low boredom threshold and always try to squeeze in as many songs as possible. Not always a good idea!  ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From The Front of The choir] Despite an apparent re-awakened interest in singing, we don’t sing togeTher like we used to. TV programmes like X Factor, The Voice...
I brought this question up before as one of The fundamental problems of working with, and being a part of, a choral ensemble. After all, no one really wants to listen to an out-of-tune choir. It’s a complicated issue that involves...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From The Front of The choir] Very, very few people are tone deaf. Tone deafness is an abnormality of The brain which can also affect The understanding of language and certain spatial ...