This is a series of five posts looking in a light-hearted way at the different types of singers in a typical community choir.

I've covered Sopranos, Altos and Tenors. For the final SATB section, here are the Basses. Enjoy!
This is a series of five posts looking in a light-hearted way at the different types of singers in a typical community choir.
I've covered Sopranos, Altos and Tenors. For the final SATB section, here are the Basses. Enjoy!
This is a series of five posts looking in a light-hearted way at the different types of singers in a typical community choir.
I've covered Sopranos and Altos so far, now here are the Tenors. Enjoy!
This is a series of five posts looking in a light-hearted way at the different types of singers in a typical community choir.
Last week it was the Sopranos, now here are the Altos. Enjoy!
This is a series of five posts looking in a light-hearted way at the different types of singers in a typical community choir.
First up are the Sopranos. Enjoy!
As singers and choir leaders we grow and develop skills over time. We leave behind us things we consider to be only for beginners.
But no matter how elementary something is, we can always learn something new by revisiting it.
Many choir leaders hand out sheet music or lyric sheets to their singers when teaching a song.
But does this do more harm than good? Is it better to learn the lyrics by ear?
Sometimes a performance is a blinder. There is a standing ovation and cries for more.
And yet … it is possible to come away feeling that it’s all gone wrong. How is this possible?