I would call this a version of “Spam.” My permanent search of “choral music” on twitter now seems to be broken. Nearly 50% of the mentions of it lead to amazon.com links. Sigh.
Want to Perform Chant? No problem.
Does performing chant intimidate you? We all learned about how to "read" chant notation in Music History class but few of us can pick up a Liber Usualis and perform chant with any confidence. I found these videos yesterday – and I think they help us get over our inhibitions to performing this […]
A Must See: Music Painting
Celebrating creativity wherever we find it: <p><a data-cke-saved-href=”http://vimeo.com/17951191″ href=”http://vimeo.com/17951191″>MUSIC PAINTING – Glocal Sound – Matteo Negrin</a> from <a data-cke-saved-href=”http://vimeo.com/user5512945″ href=”http://vimeo.com/user5512945″>Smile Lab</a> on <a data-cke-saved-href=”http://vimeo.com” href=”http://vimeo.com”>Vimeo</a>.</p>
Two Tweets
Two types of tweets are burning up my “choral” twitter feed this morning and both feature videos. One is the Capital Children’s Choir singing Lady Gaga’s “Judas” and the other is news of the UPLB victory in a Chinese choral competition. Congrats to both these choirs and their directors. Videos of both below.
BYU and Leonardo
Ron Staheli and BYU sometimes produce videos to advertise their concerts. In doing so, they create a resource of great value to choral directors for a number of reasons: 1. We get insight into one of the top choral programs in the nation 2. We see the depth of insight the BYU students have […]
Facebook for Educators
A great place for you to visit as you contemplate using Social Media in the classroom is “Facebook for Educators.” They offer seven rules of engagement: 1. Help develop and follow your school’s policy about Facebook. 2. Encourage student’s to follow Facebook’s guidelines. 3. Stay up to date about safety and privacy settings […]