Choral Ethics

What we do belongs to what we are; and what we are is what becomes of us.” Henry Van Dyke I have to confess; I finally am comfortable with who, and what, I am and my reputation. But it’s only within the last fifteen years I have been able to say that. My speaking voice […]

“America’s future will be determined by the home and the school. The child becomes largely what he is taught; hence we must watch what we teach, and how we live.” Jane Addams Are you happy with your reputation? Is this something you planned to “be” or is this something that just happened? Is your particular […]

    “No legacy is so rich as honesty.” William Shakespeare As we begin a new choir year, I thought it might be useful to blog about reputation. So during the month of August, my blog will be a Choral Ethics series devoted to that subject. Our reputation begins almost from the moment we step […]

“The jealous are troublesome to others, but a torment to themselves.” William Penn In preparation for writing the blog post today, I looked up the definitions of envy and jealousy. I wanted to know what the differences are so I was absolutely clear in my own mind. Simply put, envy is coveting something someone else […]

“You hear things about certain people. When you hear someone was mean to a limo driver or a wardrobe lady, or someone was rotten to a fan, somewhere in your brain it gets stuck.” Joan Rivers I hate gossip. Hate it with a passion and will even avoid speaking with someone (if I can) if […]

“Etiquette means behaving yourself a little better than is absolutely essential.” Will Cuppy I get so many emails from people wanting to complain or wanting me to weigh in on someone else’s behavior or to come up with a solution. Often, it is singers complaining about their choir directors. Sometimes, it’s choir directors complaining about […]