Part Two: Amateur Versus Professional I am re-running a series on Choral Ethics this July. I am taking a bit of a break but will be back soon with new blogs. Enjoy! MLGA “Every artist was first an amateur.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The word amateur is taken from Old French and means ‘lover’. Many definitions […]
Choral Ethics: A Five Part Series, Part One
I am re-running a series on Choral Ethics beginning today and for most of July. I am taking a bit of a break but will be back soon with new blogs. Enjoy! MLGA The five parts are: Part One: An Introduction Part Two: Amateur Versus Professional Part Three: Kindness is NOT for Wimps Part Four: […]
Choral Ethics: Exceptions to the Rule
“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I love to look out my kitchen window, sipping my morning coffee and watching the birds, rabbits and squirrels caper around my yard. Especially in the spring and summer, it helps me focus on […]
Choral Ethics: Father’s Day Ruminations
“You don’t have to deserve your mother’s love. You have to deserve your father’s.” Robert Frost As I write today’s blog, I am sipping a glass of iced tea, brewed with mint from my own garden. The mint was the first thing we planted when we bought our house over 30 years ago, but we […]
Choral Ethics: Who Will You Choose?
“Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart One of my sons is also a musician and when he was quite young and had started lessons, we played a game. It was a game […]
Choral Ethics: Favorite Teacher
“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” John Steinbeck With the end of the school year, I have […]