First I need to fess up: I have a low boredom threshold and always try to squeeze in as many songs as possible. Not always a good idea! In an average one-day workshop (six hours with an hour for lunch), I can get through eight or more songs,...

Music and singing are auditory experiences. We don’t need to see the musicians or singers to appreciate their music. So why do we bother going to live music events? Why don’t we just stay at home and listen to a recording? Photo by...

If I say ‘choir’, an image will pop into most people’s minds. a bunch of fidgety 7-year-olds screeching out a barely recognisable version of Once in Royal David’s City at the school nativity play a group of loud old white men with...

I wrote a while back about how to be a good choir member. But what qualities do you need to be a good choir leader? Musical director by spoedman) Lately I’ve written quite a lot about leading choirs. I’ve looked at the basic job...

Last week I wrote about who your choir actually 'belongs' to (Whose choir is it any way?). Does it belong to the singers, the committee, the arts centre, or the musical  director? Of course, there are as many answers to this question as there...