[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR] We’ve all seen it: a timid, slouched, nervous person approaches THE microphone. We expect disaster. THEy open THEir mouth and THE most amazing, beauti...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR] I was running a one-day workshop a while back and it seemed to me that THE whole thing wasn’t gelling. People seemed uninspired, energy was low, and i...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR] A few years ago I spent two weeks travelling through THE Baltic States: Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. I was really looking forward to hearing plenty of tr...
Performed at THE Our Lady of THE Guadalupe Parish, General Trias Cavite "A Night of Choral Music". (June 30, 2018)
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR] I get regular emails from people asking questions about songs and copyright. I’m certainly no expert, but I have written a few articles that you migh...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR] I teach a song by ear in less than an hour at a workshop. Everyone picks it up really quickly and THEn THEy sing it brilliantly. We’ve been working ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR]THE world can be a scary and upsetting place. When I wrote this back in 2016, here in THE UK we were witnessing political infighting, uncertain futures, auster...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From THE Front of THE CHOIR]Just because a song is in a foreign language, you still need to respect its origins. Sami family by Morten Oddvik THEre is a huge amount of misinformation ...
[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...
[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...
