According to current census data, far less than a third of Americans have an undergraduate college education – 27.2% to be exact. The numbers are even worse for advanced degrees; only 8.9% hold a Master’s degree, with just 3% having earned a doctorate. (In Friday's ChoralBlog, Joshua Bronfman will make some fascinating observations about the […]
Composition Spotlight: Do Not Stand at My Grave
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!) Do Not Stand at My Grave and Weep by Janet Lanier for TTBB and piano Level: High school […]
Guest Blog: Have YOU Ever Done It?
Have YOU Ever Done It? ~ by Mike O'Neill I often find myself having to defend the art form called barbershop that I so passionately love when conversing with other fellow music educators. The sense I get is my involvement in barbershop isn’t ‘legitimate’ music making. I can honestly say that I have learned […]
It’s About the Phrase: Articulating the Text
ACDA Member Lost to West Nile
Sometimes, news of dreaded conditions or situations seem far-removed from our individual spheres. We watch news of storms, of tragic events, or of epidemics and silently comfort ourselves thinking that it happens to “other” people. Not so today. The West Nile virus has come close to home with the passing of ACDA leader […]
Composition Spotlight: Orpheus with His Lute
COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ 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!) Orpheus With His Lute by Brian Holmes for SSA, Bb trumpet and piano Level: High school sophomore women’s choir and […]