[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   The average age of people who attend the Choirs and workshops that I run must be around 50. I would say that about a third of any group is of retirement ag...

A woman (wearing bloomers) on a wheel' By Joanna Forbes L'Estrange & Alexander L'Estrange Lyrics by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange Sung by the National Youth Girls' Choir of Great Britain Performed by the National Youth Girls' Choir of Great Britain with ...  moreA woman (wearing bloomers) on a wheel' By Joanna Forbes L'Estrange & Alexander L'Estrange Lyrics by Joanna Forbes L'Estrange Sung by the National Youth Girls' Choir of Great Britain Performed by the National Youth Girls' Choir of Great Britain with Beamish Youth Group Dan Moriyama - Piano Rachel Staunton - Conductor Music video by BLOC+BLUR Productions / Audio by Sonus Audio Filmed on location at and with the generous assistance of Beamish Museum Funded by a grant from the Women's Vote Centenary Grant Scheme, adminstrated by HM Government Equalities Office.  less

'And Can It Be' recorded live at the Albert Hall, Nottingham, April 2019.

[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...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I was collecting money at a workshop recently (something I nearly always forget as I always get so carried away with the singing!) and somebody mention...