It’s a new academic year brimming with possibilities! Are you excited? Are you ready to get into that all familiar habit of overcommitting at the beginning of the year and then finding yourself awash with too much to do in the time you have available? Zen Habits gives us some reasons we find […]
Carter on Libera
Not enough choral directors review choral concerts! But here is one — Jeffrey Carter reviews Libera: Lovers of the British cathedral sound, and of the boychoir sound (and I count myself among these happy few), were in blissful delight as Libera worked their way through two long sets. To be clear, theirs […]
Another Step Forward – Online Honor Choir Application
ACDA makes another technological step forward this month with an online application process for the 2011 National Conference in Chicago, IL. Read all about it here. And here is more about the application process. ACDA partnered with “OpusEvent,” a company that also hosts online auditions for the MENC Honor Choirs and the All-American […]
Feiszli wins SD lifetime achievement award
James Feiszli is one of my heros. I recently had the opportunity to introduce him at the leadership conference of the American Choral Directors Association in Chicago and I described him as a “historic figure” for ACDA. I meant it – through his efforts, ChoralNet came into being and continues to exist and […]
Sing and Compose – computer does it for you
Fascinating. My new student Peter Haley pointed this out to me a couple of days ago. Has anyone tried this?
Everyday IPA
I get to teach Diction for Singers this year. And I’m out looking for resources! I ran across this video and thought some of you might find it funny: