[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...
[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...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] “How to sing” is one of the most common requests I get. The answer is simple: open your mouth and let the sound out. photo by ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] "Places strictly limited." "Book now to avoid disappointment!" "To be sure of a place, please send a cheque." "Last year we sold out, so reserve a pl...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] I have a low boredom threshold. There are 100s of gorgeous new songs I want to teach and it’s hard to cram them all in. Photo by Leo Reyn...
[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] Many of us are in choirs where a particular section needs bolstering. In my case it’s a lack of altos, for others it might be too few tenors. ...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Most singers in choirs don’t fit neatly into choral vocal ranges. Yet we try to squeeze them in to our off-the-shelf arrangements, chastising them when ...
Voted '5th best choir in the world' by Gramophone Magazine, the Choir of Trinity College Cambridge has established itself as one of the leading Mixed-voice choirs in the UK. The Choir comprises around thirty Choral Scholars (all of whom are ordinarily und... more
[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] 2012 is almost over so I thought it would be an idea to look back on my most popular posts of the year in case you missed any of them. Just click on the tit...