With all respect for Richard Dreyfuss, have you ever wondered why no Hollywood filmmaker has yet focued on a REAL real high school choral environment? Well, now one has. Meet Vardy Hardy, the award-winning director who is producing a documentary about a high school choir. "Glee," this is not. The producers of this film […]
Monday Motivation: Courage
“What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” ~Vincent Van Gogh
Stick Time: The Marching Choir
A choir singing as it enters can be a very cool effect. Or it can be a train wreck. The challenges are many. Singers tend to rush anyway, and marching seems to exacerbate the problem. Hearing the rest of the choir is also a problem while moving, both because a straight line isn’t a normal […]
Sunday Inspiration: St. Olaf Choir
It’s Sunday. Just be moved.
ACDA to Offer Graduate Credit & CEUs at Conferences
The American Choral Directors Association is pleased to announce that is will now offer graduate credits and continuing education units (CEUs) at ALL ACDA Conferences in 2012. “Thanks to a new partnership with the University of Central Oklahoma, we can now provide a consistent educational offering to conductors who attend any ACDA conference throughout the […]
Saturday Respite: Take 6 sings “Smile”
Kick back. Relax. Smile.