“Dare to be honest and fear no labor.” Robert Burns Last week, I told you the theme for the Choral Potpourri/ Choral Ethics January Blogs would center on the Try Method. Instead of New Year’s resolutions, I am trying four different strategies to change my life for the better. I reasoned four different ways of […]
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Choral Potpourri: Choral Ethics: Beginning Anew
“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Happy New Year, ChoralNet Folks! We here at Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics will start the New Year blogs this January as we often do; with a theme. As we begin a new year, many of us make resolutions. […]
Choral Potpourri: “……..and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.”
I love “Messiah”. Truth be told, it is probably my favorite large choral work. There’s a little something for everyone–from show piece arias to choruses that are both difficult and poignant to recitatives that move the story along while being musically interesting. The story that is told, using scriptures from both the Old and New […]
Choral Potpourri: Choral Ethics; # Women (And Men) Choral Conductors Too
“Though the sex to which I belong is considered weak you will nevertheless find me a rock that bends to no wind.” Queen Elizabeth I From the very beginning of writing my regular Blog, I have debated whether Choral Ethics should address sexual harassment issues. And almost from the beginning of my writing Choral Potpourri, […]
Choral Potpourri: Choral Ethics; Nice Things
“This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things!” “The Simpsons” As I began to write this blog to describe Monique’s * story, I had no clue how to finish it. It’s a bit of an unusual situation but I bet many of you have dealt with something similar. You may not have known you had […]
Choral Potpourri: Choral Ethics; Yet Another Choral Ethics “Thank you” Blog
“‘Thank you’ is the best prayer that anyone could say. I say that one a lot. Thank you expresses extreme gratitude, humility, understanding.” Alice Walker If you regularly read the newspaper or online versions of “Dear Abby” or “Miss Manners” or “Ask Amy”, you are certain to read a letter or two (or three or […]