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blog: Singing the same note - differently!

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Men and women’s voices are different.     Obvious really, but it’s something many Singers find it difficult to come to terms wit...

blog: First choir rehearsal is great, then it’s all down hill!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s the first week of the new choir. Everyone is having fun, songs are being learnt at a cracking pace, the whole room is in tune with each ot...

blog: Putting the hours in – are Singers born or made?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I had a girlfriend who believed that we are all capable of anything if we just put enough effort in.   Photo by _foam   She believed that ...

blog: We’re all equal here: Singing together is the great leveller

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Singing together is one of the most egalitarian experiences we can have.   Photo by wynlok   It doesn’t matter how much you earn, wh...

blog: Choirs and copyright: a beginner’s guide for the bewildered

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] [NB this post is about UK copyright laws. Although the situation will be similar in other countries, the various copyright and performing rights agencies a...

blog: Get out of your Singing rut and try something new – it will make you a better Singer

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve written before about how you can use the long choir break to get better at what you do.   photo by troy   One way is to attend sin...

blog: “I’m a choir leader and sometimes I hate my job” – but that’s OK!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Sometimes the last thing I want to do is to Drag myself off the sofa and go to choir. photo by Ed Van Brunt But it’s my job so I make the effort and u...

blog: How to Draw out the reticent Singers in your choir

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] When a nervous Singer turns up to your choir or someone comes to your Singing workshop who’s never sung in public before, it’s all too easy for th...

blog: Music lives in flawed humans and not on the page

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I met a painter a while back and he asked me if I was an artist. I told him that I didn’t paint, but that I worked with music. He then asked: “...

blog: One unkind word can put you off Singing for ever – how to protect yourself

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   There have been plenty of UK television programmes over the years which have involved solo Singing auditions such as The Voice and X Factor. Comments...