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blog: Name that tune! – earworms, musical memory and other strange phenomena

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I only have to hear two notes of a song and I know what it is.   Photo by bishib70   Often I join in with someone Singing a song...

blog: We’ve come to sing, not to learn!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People come to my Singing workshops because they love to sing.   Photo by Rex Pe   But first they have to spend time learning songs. &nbs...

blog: Where do you find all your songs?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This is a question I’m often asked at my Singing workshops, especially by people starting Out as choir leaders.   photo by James Vaugh...

blog: The Singing Choral Director

Having been a director, I acknowledge that through the years I have fallen prey to using cheap techniques – “tricks” that skirted around the issues of posture, tone production, breathing, vowel formation, physical awareness, an...

blog: When you sing, forget everything you’ve ever learnt

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   In your Singing lessons and choir warm ups you’re bombarded with exercises and technical advice abOut posture, breathing, enunciation, pitching...

We Are Singig Adriatic Promo
video: We Are Singig Adriatic Promo

To stay connected with the latest news & updates. Join us on: https://www.facebook.com/WeAreSingingAdriatic http://www.weareSinging.org/croatia-slovenia.html The journey of We Are Singing Adriatic from its inception in 2015 all the way to its 4th ed...  more

blog: Why do choirs stand in sections to learn songs? Here’s an alternative that might work better!

[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...

blog: If some singers want more and some want less, then you must be doing something right!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I aim to please everyone in my choirs and Singing workshops. I know it’s an impossible task (see Keeping a choir happy – you can’t ...

blog: New Singing weekends and new website!

I'm delighted to be able to announce that  a brand new, full responsive version of my website will go live tomorrow, Tuesday 25 September 2018:   chrisrowbury.com     This will coincide with my twice-yearly newsletter going Out ...

blog: Throwing a Themed Party to Remember with Your Choir

If you sing in a choir then chances are, you don’t need to be sold on its benefits. Choir Singing has been found in many studies to do amazing things (including boosting the immune system) and forming part of one can also boost your social skil...