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Marie Grass Amenta

Choral Ethics: I Don’t Know How She Does It

July 10, 2025 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“If you want something done, ask a busy person to do it. The more things you do, the more you can do.” Lucille Ball  This is a Choral Ethics Blog post repeat from 2017-2018. I need to slow down during the summer as much as all of you. I try to be here, one way […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Kindness, Leadership, The Choral Life

Choral Ethics: Doing the Right Thing

July 3, 2025 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.” Theodore Roosevelt This is a Choral Ethics Blog post repeat from 2017-2018. I need to slow down during the summer as much as […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Kindness, Leadership, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Ethics: Cleaning House

June 26, 2025 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Life is denied by lack of attention, whether it be to cleaning windows or trying to write a masterpiece.” Nadia Boulanger  The choral year has ended for most of us. The last concerts happened long ago, grades have been turned in and worship services requiring special music have occurred during the last few weeks. Unless […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Kindness, Leadership, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Ethics: The Annual “Thank You” Blog

June 19, 2025 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“When you practice gratefulness, there is a sense of respect toward others.” Dalai Lama We have finished the choir year. No matter what sort of choral organization you are involved with, things are winding down with the end of the school year, the concert year, and the church year. There are people out there you […]

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Choral Ethics: Divas I Have Known

June 12, 2025 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Being the Queen is not all about singing, and being a diva is not all about singing. It has much to do with your service to people. And your social contributions to your community and your civic contributions as well.” Aretha Franklin Two ChoralNetters recently have shared their Divas stories with me. I was raised […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Church Choir, Leadership, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Ethics: Ignore the Dependable at Your Peril

June 5, 2025 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Professionalism in art has this difficulty: To be professional is to be dependable, to be dependable is to be predictable, and predictability is esthetically boring – an anti-virtue in a field where we hope to be astonished and startled and at some deep level refreshed.” John Updike  Maude* began last fall’s concert cycle the way […]

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