It’s pretty amazing how we pigeon-hole people’s talents and skills. All of us do it, most of the time unknowingly. Our new temporary Musical Director, for the adults Choir I play piano for, has some amazing warm ups and he loves takin...
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Here in the UK the arts seem to cater for just three age groups. Photo by vintagedept If you don’t fit into one of these, t...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote last week about people who think they can’t ‘Sing’ because they think they need training or Singing lessons first (Your sin...
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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]Many Singers come to choir – especially “Singing for fun” groups – to get away from the stresses of regular life. They love to Sing and...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I’ve been asked to create a choir specially for an inter-faith event. Photo by Catholic Church There will be contributors from I...
From July 15th to 19th 2020, Vienna, the music capital of the world, will be once again the stage for children and youth choirs from all around the world. Under the slogan "Coming together to Sing, Singing for a better future", the young participants will...
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I caught a scene from the movie Spartacus the other day. The character played by Tony Curtis was asked to perform a Song. He then proceeded to speak ...
