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Paul Carey has a TASTY blog previewing Chicago for ACDA conference attendees.     There is much to read – here is a sampling:   So now let’s talk about all the signature (cheap) Chicago food you have drooled over while perusing your Chicago guide book. But just remember, you shouldn’t expect to fit in […]

I would hate to see what my verbal ability would have been like if I hadn’t studied music:  While it is no surprise that the young musicians scored significantly higher than those in the control group on two skills closely related to their music training (auditory discrimination and finger dexterity), the more surprising result was […]

Liz Garnett dissects a recent ChoralNet discussion in her latest blog entitled Metaphors and Professionalism.   After restating the positions of some of our frequent bloggers (Allen, John, and Anna), she boils the discussion down to this:   It looks, therefore, like there are three variables that may affect how happily advanced musicians respond to […]

Oh . . . There are many reasons you don’t want to miss the ACDA Conference in Chicago.   Here is another:   The conference will feature 2011 Grammy Award winning Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus under guest conductor Helmuth Rilling. The CSO’s recording of Verdi’s Requiem, led by Music Director Riccardo Muti, was awarded […]

You don't want to miss the ACDA National Conference in Chicago.   One of the things I am most excited about is Simon Carrington's session on Wednesday morning.   It promises to be excellent.  I had an opportunity to interview Simon Carrington last Friday and I've turned the first part of that interview into the […]

Twitter keeps feeding me news stories about choral music: 1.  Former choral teacher settles with University of Northern Iowa for $210K.  Story here.   2.  Article about a rock star in the choral world can only be one person.  Story here.   3.  Chicago politician loves singing and architecture.  Story here.       And […]