
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hi-Fructose Magazine (@hifructosemag) Here's what a beautiful kiss shared between two globs of clay looks like. There's an ASMR component to the piece as well. The artist behind this human s...

Sometimes a performance is a blinder. There is a standing ovation and cries for more. photo by svenwerk And yet … it is possible to come away feeling that it’s all gone wrong. How is this possible? performers and performance Performing fo...

Many choirs use instruments or backing tracks to accompany their singing. photo by Andrea Pineda But I believe that you should always programme at least one a cappella song in every concert. Here’s why. I have only ever taught a cappella h...

In the past, hiring managers might have looked at a candidate who'd been laid off in a negative light. But the pandemic created compassion.

It’s the day after Christmas Day and, however well or badly it went, there can be a sense of a let-down. photo by Inga Munsinger Cotton After any big event like Christmas or an important choir concert, there needs to be a transition back to...

Rehearsals can become somewhat fraught when a concert is coming up. photo by Bernard Goldbach It’s easy to become fixated on the work and to lose sight of the bigger picture. It’s only a concert after all. Here’s how to keep a sense of pe...

It’s that time of year when choirs get asked to sing at all manner of Christmas events. Htm, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia CommonsSome of those will be outdoors. How best to deal with the challenges?I’ve already written about singing outdoor...