[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...

Youth Choir "Mūza" at Arena Riga

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I don’t know what it’s like in other parts of the world, but here in the UK it’s notoriously difficult to get any kind of review of a con...

Greece-Thessaloniki consert 2011

More than 200 chorists and dancers !

Siyahamba par les Canterbury Ladies Choir et les Voix de Rougeau sous la direction de Kerry Boyle en concert à Ris Orangis

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When I was much younger I used to think that once you knew everything and were vastly experienced, only then would you become confident.   photo ...