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blog: Confession: I don’t like to sing much

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   You know those people who sing all the time — when they’re cooking, hoovering, gardening, whatever? Well, I’m not one of them.   ...

blog: Why can’t we sing more songs in English?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   I often get asked this at workshops after people have struggled to get their tongues around a few foreign songs.     I point out that ...

blog: Singing the wrong note is not the end of the world

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   How many times have you been standing next to someone in your choir section and realised that they’re singing something different from you? &n...

blog: How to increase your enjoyment of singing in the choir in the coming year

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I wrote a post a while ago called Ask not what your choir can do for you – ask what can you do for your choir. The more you put in, the more you get ...

Ginger & Tonic: When I'm Alone
video: Ginger & Tonic: When I'm Alone

Here's our version of Lissie's "When I'm Alone", filmed at a rehearsal.

blog: How to use gestures to conduct your choir effectively

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Sometimes I describe my job as being the guy who stands out front and waves his arms about. “I point, you sing” is what I tell the choir. &nbs...

blog: Helping new choir members learn the old songs

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   When a choir has been going for a long time and you want to revive some of your old repertoire, you will find that a lot of the newer members won’t ...

blog: We’ve come to sing, not to learn!

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   People come to my singing workshops because they love to sing.   Photo by Rex Pe   But first they have to spend time learning songs. &nbs...

blog: Should you have auditions for a workplace or community choir?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   Gareth Malone returned to UK television back in 2013 with a second series of The Choir: Sing While You Work. The choirmaster went into five different...

blog: Where do you find all your songs?

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir]   This is a question I’m often asked at my singing workshops, especially by people starting out as choir leaders.   photo by James Vaugh...