[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I often get enquiries about how you train to become a choir or singing workshop leader. I don’t offer courses myself, but th...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] A while back I attended a singing workshop and hated the way it was run. Was it just me, or was the workshop leader no good? ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] “Why can’t I sing?” The short answer is: “You can. Everybody can.” choir of the Munich University of Applied Scien...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Those of us who love to sing often love to sing at the top of our voices. It’s joyous! photo by William P. Gottlieb But when you&r...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] On the face of it, a workshop or concert can be a resounding success. photo by Andy Armstrong But ask individuals about how they think ...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] I don’t go to concerts much, especially not choir concerts. I find them rather long and boring. Photot by ToniVC But a fe...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] There’s always a strange sense of calm that descends on the choir before a concert. People seem unusually relaxed and more peo...
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last week I wrote about men and women singing the same not together and how that might feel strange: Singing the same note – differently!. ...
[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...
