MUSE is a women's choir dedicated to musical excellence and social change. In keeping with our belief that diversity is strength, we are feminist women of varied ages, races, and ethnicities with a range of musical abilities, political interests, and life... more
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] The socially-distanced reopening of indoor performances in England was due to take place on 1st August, but the government then postponed it for at least anot...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I occasionally run workshops for members of my choir to help improve their singing technique. photo by Intel Free Press I realised whilst teaching that al...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] Size is in the eye of the beholder. How ‘big’ a choir is depends on the context of course, but working with a large group of singers in any ci...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Last week I wrote about whether you need singing lessons in order to be able to sing. I suggested that people should simply jump in and join a...
[this is an updated version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the choir] Your church or community centre sets up the concerts. Your committee deals with the finances and the social events. Your musical director teac...
[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my blog From the Front of the choir] I had a friend who moved to a new town and set up a new choir, blissfully ignorant of the 100+ community chorus that already existed there. phot...