Dear friends and fellow music enthusiasts, I hope this message finds you well and brimming with the same passion for music and education that has always united us through the pages of CHOIR Place. Today, I want to take a moment to delve into a topic that...

Why not give singing for men a go! www.facebook.com/bournemouthmvc

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the CHOIR]   People sometimes welcome a distraction from watching rows of identically dressed choristers singing with books in front of their faces.   Photo by...

From the prizewinner-consert at Malta interNATIONAL CHOIR Festival, 2009

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the CHOIR]   Many people have no idea how a song is learnt by ear. They assume that written music is a must. But don’t forget that people have been singing (and l...

[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]   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!  ...