COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig (Each week we look at a piece of useful repertoire from the ChoralNet Community Composition Showcase. A variety of voicings and levels of difficulty will be presented. Enjoy!) This is Why My Homework Isn't Done by Mike O' Mara SATB a cappella (click for PDF, Audio and Video) Level: High School Uses: General Concert Use Program Themes: High School […]
It’s About the Phrase: Influence of Chant
Choral Caffeine: Conducting Without Sight
Lessons come to us in so many ways; many are merely difficult, while others scar us as they teach us. Overcoming adversity is probably life’s sweetest success; certainly recovering from failure teaches us lessons we never forget. One of the things we try to do as teachers is to help our students learn our […]
Stick Time: Rehearsal Idea
The new semester is starting soon (sorry . . .), so now is the time to look for a few new ideas to enliven your rehearsals. Here is an excerpt from an interest session presented during the 2009 ACDA National Conference.
Saturday Respite: Wishing for Summer Fun
Is any one else looking forward to the return of summer on this second weekend of January?
CJ Replay: Conductor Attributes
(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article “Choral Art” by Harold Decker) One could almost say that the true choral conductor, in addition to other attributes, must have two vital characteristics: First, a devotion to choral music as an artful expression. Second, the ability to communicate musical ideas through word and […]