Part Five: “Maestra Manners” Explains All I am re-running a series on Choral Ethics this July. I am taking a bit of a break but will be back soon with new blogs. Enjoy! MLGA “Fine manners are the mantle of fair minds.” Louisa May Alcott Do you ever say “please” to your singers? Or is […]
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Choral Ethics: Part Four
Part Four: Reaping What We Sow I am re-running a series on Choral Ethics this July. I am taking a bit of a break but will be back soon with new blogs. Enjoy! MLGA “Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain I believe in Karma. Oh, I don’t […]
Choral Ethics: Part Three
Part Three: Kindness is NOT for Wimps I am re-running a series on Choral Ethics this July. I am taking a bit of a break but will be back soon with new blogs. Enjoy! MLGA “What wisdom can you find that is greater than kindness?” Jean-Jacques Rousseau It is easy to forget we need to […]
Choral Ethics: Part Two
Part Two: Amateur Versus Professional I am re-running a series on Choral Ethics this July. I am taking a bit of a break but will be back soon with new blogs. Enjoy! MLGA “Every artist was first an amateur.” Ralph Waldo Emerson The word amateur is taken from Old French and means ‘lover’. Many definitions […]
Choral Ethics: A Five Part Series, Part One
I am re-running a series on Choral Ethics beginning today and for most of July. I am taking a bit of a break but will be back soon with new blogs. Enjoy! MLGA The five parts are: Part One: An Introduction Part Two: Amateur Versus Professional Part Three: Kindness is NOT for Wimps Part Four: […]
Choral Ethics: Exceptions to the Rule
“You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I love to look out my kitchen window, sipping my morning coffee and watching the birds, rabbits and squirrels caper around my yard. Especially in the spring and summer, it helps me focus on […]