“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” George Eliot Happy anniversary to US! It is hard to believe, but I have been writing the Choral Ethics blog every week since the Fall of 2015 when Scott Dorsey […]
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Choral Ethics: Not Ethical Behavior
“Let me give you a definition of ethics: It is good to maintain and further life, it is bad to damage and destroy life.” Albert Schweitzer I am re-running four Choral Ethics Blogs which I feel are topical and important for the month of August. I am taking a bit of a break but will […]
Choral Ethics: Part Five
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 […]
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 […]