[The views expressed in this Blog are from my personal experiences from 25 years of leading non-auditioned community choirs in the UK, as well as adult Singing workshops. My focus is on teaching by ear uSing a repertoire of songs from traditions across th...

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir] If you’re like me, you’re always tempted to add harmonies to the simplest of melodies, whether it’s Singing Along with others or arranging a...

[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   I used to lead a women’s Singing group. We tried a Bob Marley song once. One of the Singers used to say: “If it sounds like the Women’s In...

Traditional Basque carol arranged by Edgar Pettman Sung by the dwsChorale www.dwsolo.com Sing lullaby! Lullaby baby, now reclining, Sing lullaby! Hush, do not wake the Infant King. Angels are watching, stars are shining Over the place where he i...  moreTraditional Basque carol arranged by Edgar Pettman Sung by the dwsChorale www.dwsolo.com Sing lullaby! Lullaby baby, now reclining, Sing lullaby! Hush, do not wake the Infant King. Angels are watching, stars are shining Over the place where he is lying: Sing lullaby! Sing lullaby! Lullaby baby, now a-sleeping, Sing lullaby! Hush, do not wake the Infant King. Soon will come sorrow with the morning, Soon will come bitter grief and weeping: Sing lullaby! Sing lullaby! Lullaby baby, now a-dozing, Sing lullaby! Hush, do not wake the Infant King. Soon comes the cross, the nails, the piercing, Then in the grave at last repoSing: Sing lullaby! Sing lullaby! Lullaby is the babe awaking? Sing lullaby! Hush, do not stir the Infant King. Dreaming of Easter, gladsome, morning, Conquering death, its bondage breaking: Sing lullaby!  less

[A version of this article first appeared as a post on my Blog From the Front of the Choir]   People pay good money to come on a Singing course and want to Sing as much as they can.     But everyone needs a break. How do you fin...

[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 ...

[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...

[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]   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]   Here in the UK the arts seem to cater for just three age groups.   Photo by vintagedept   If you don’t fit into one of these, t...