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blog: Finding out about songs: two real-world examples

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I wrote that you shouldn’t believe everything you read when it comes to researching songs.     Photo by Ashley ...

blog: Keeping choir attendance up – stick or carrot?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] As I wrote recently (It’s summer – where have all the choir gone??!!), patchy attendance at regular choir sessions can be very frustrating. &n...

blog: How to deal with unwanted talking during choir rehearsals without killing anybody

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I’m usually the last one to notice, but often when I’m teaching one section of the choir, there’s chit chat from the rest of the singers....

blog: The singers shall remain nameless

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I regularly run weekend workshops with up to 40 singers.     Photo by Dennis Mojado   Sometimes I include name games to get to kn...

blog: Is your audience just friends and family?

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Does your choir actually have a public following, or are you just kidding yourself?     When a choir first starts performing in...

Benjamin Britten -- The Ceremony of Carols /10 +11 Deo Gracia
video: Benjamin Britten -- The Ceremony of Carols /10 +11 Deo Gracia

SKOWRONKI Girls' Choir Maria Lewandowska - harp Alicja Szeluga conductor Gaudete! Live concert 21/12/2012 Poznań, Poland www.chor-skowronki.pl http://www.facebook.com/chorskowronki

blog: The importance of being confused

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is a time of blissful ignorance before you hear a song for the first time.   Later on, there comes a time when you know the song thoroughly, y...

blog: Singing competitions are for losers

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   It’s that time again here in the UK: Choir of the Year 2012 auditions are under way.     Quite often choir members come up to me t...

blog: Some people take pride in saying they can’t sing – but is that just fear talking?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]You’ll know by now that I believe that everyone can sing. Apparently this irritates some people who really think that they can’t sing. Why is th...

blog: The secret to great singing that teachers don’t tell you

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   There is one vital ingredient to being a good singer.   Photo by Peter Smile   It’s not innate talent or vocal range or ability...