[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s that time of year again. Summer is over and choir starts Back. We choir leaders will be thinking about which songs to teach for the next s...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Sarcastic remarks from X Factor judges. Teachers telling kids to “stand at the Back and just mime”. Being made to stand up and sing solo to get...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   A while Back I taught a song wrongly. Not for the first time!     Even though I corrected myself quickly, the original version stuck in peo...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   the OK Chorale have just started Back after a long Christmas break. This term we’re working towards our annual spring concert. I need to plan a...

Looking for a European destination in 2019? meeting  music looks forward to meeting you in one of many beautiful cities around the old continent. Next year we will come Back to Budapest, Venice, Salzburg, Toruń, Rome, Riva del Garda aaaaand ...

the Impression That I Get (the Mighty Mighty Bosstones Cover) from our Winter Show Take Me Back To Manhattan January 14, 2023

Back for the second year running but hoping there will be no snow this time, the OK Chorale are delighted to present their annual spring concert at St. Mary’s Church, Woodbridge, Suffolk on Saturday 29 March at 7.30pm. Tickets £5 (£2 und...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   there was an article by Alex Petridis in the Guardian a few years Back in which he claimed that:   “singing out of tune can convey emotions tha...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Back in 2015 I was in bed for 10 days with a nasty bout of ’flu. For the first time in my 18-year career I had to cancel a choir concert.   ...

Ever since the Myers-Briggs Type indicator personality test was first founded Back in 1962, countless curious individuals have used it in a bid to gain a greater understanding of their own characters. While singers do not necessarily seek out pe...