"Choir" Blogs & Blog Posts

No matter how engaged your singers are, there will come a time in any rehearsal or workshop when the energy is low. Time to energise your singers! But how can you do that? There are many reasons why energy may slump during a singing sessi...

I saw an interview with George Clooney the other day and he pointed out that “You learn nothing from success. You learn everything from failure.” Fear of failing is what holds people back. Yet failure is how we grow and learn.

No matter how well-prepared we are, there’s always a chance we’ll forget something.  photo by Kurt Nordstrom That’s why it’s important to always remember to bring a spare. singers spare pen – if you need to make notes on y...

I wrote recently about Why your throat might be sore after singing. One of the reasons can be overuse. You’re just doing too much. photo by Lee Haywood But how can you spot when you’re in danger of doing too much so you can stop in t...

I ran a singing day in London recently. I had booked the venue nearly a year in advance. The day went brilliantly with a full house of singers. What I hadn’t reckoned on was that West Ham had a home game that day so my journey back to...

Many of the queries I get sent concern ‘toxic’ choir members. People who disrupt things and spoil it for others.  photo by eek the cat I thought I’d look a bit deeper into what’s going on and consider what you can do. W...

Last week I wrote about the first step to becoming a singer. photo by Rex Pe You need to actually start singing! Now here’s step 2. Once you’ve started to sing on your own, you’ll probably find that you want to do more of it and perh...