[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] How long’s a piece of string? There are so many options that I’m not going to specify any particular type or model.   photo by svennev...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Choirs are starting to rehearse again, both indoors and outdoors. Many are insisting that their Singers wear masks. Archway Gospelish Choir, Sussex What a...

  [this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   If you’re not a confident Singer, your impulse will be to stand at the back and hide.     But this is the worst possible p...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   As a Singing workshop and choir leader I have an incredibly easy life. I can get up when I want to and have no work commitments for five days ...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I don’t like rehearSing. I’d much rather turn up on the day, trust the Singers I’m working with and just busk it.      ...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] Many choir names are descriptive and give a clear idea of what kind of choir it is.But choirs change over time. Maybe your choir name doesn’t fit what y...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Choral Clarity Blog]    We've just spent many months learning notes and rhythms, memorizing lyrics, working on balance and blend, shape, and internalizing meaning. But now it ...

[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Last week I raised the question of Whose choir is it any way?     © Copyright John Darch and licensed for reuse under this...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   We are lucky that Singing is a very social activity. Whether we are a choir leader or Singer, we are amongst friends each week.     I'm diffe...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   Time to look forward to the coming year.   with thanks to my lovely assistant Susie Mendelsson   Look back first to realise all the big mis...