[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] I hAve learnt a great deal since I started my first choir in 1997. WorldSong in Coventry, June 2000 If I were starting a choir again today I may well do t...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Last weekend I ran a singing workshop for 40 strangers. As always everyone worked well together (no prima donnas!) and we produced a wonderful sound at the...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]Many singers come to choir – especially “singing for fun” groups – to get away from the stresses of regular life. They love to sing and...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   for the last eight years I’ve created a performance choir from scratch each year – a kind of Instant choir, Just Add People – which I cal...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Rather than everyone singing all the time, many choirs ring the changes by creating smaller ensembles within the larger choir or hAve occasional solo...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Having written about starting your own community choir, in 2011 I put my money where my mouth is and started a brand new singing group – my first in...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir]   Back in 2008, BBC television ran a series called Last choir Standing, basically a knock-out choir competition.     On their website they...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir]   I’ve written before about how hard it is to get a cross-section of ages and genders in your choir (How to recruit singers to truly reflect your...