5 ways to keep things fresh when you’re being taught a song you already know

At any singing workshop I run there will probably be someone who already knows one of the songs I’m teaching.

photo by Sludge G

If that is you, what are your options for staying interested?

The ‘good enough’ singer or how to enjoy performing with your choir

I am often faced with a sea of frowns as singers struggle to get a song ‘right’. The frowns even appear during performances when songs have been well-rehearsed.

photo by Senior Airman Amanda Morris

This self-doubt can begin to pervade everything and then singers start to believe that they’re not good enough.

The nuts and bolts of running a singing workshop – 10 practical tips

I ran a day of singing last weekend and whilst I was setting out the tea and biscuits and putting up tables, I realised that the practical side of running a workshop is at least as important as the singing.



Here are 10 handy tips from my experience over the last 20 years.

Does the choir you’re in reveal your political leanings?

An opinion piece this week based on personal observations.

photo by Roger Blackwell

Here in the UK a general election is looming and I’m wondering whether the type of choir you’re in reveals your political stance.