It’s that time of year, isn’t it? Many of our students have morphed from being simply squirrely into vicious little monsters. Their helicopter parents have become fully-armed battle copters. All the while, our greedy administrators have gone into hiding, cowering like despotic little tyrants at the beginning of a coup d’etat. As a […]
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Building Skills 23
More from Daniel Coyle: Tip #42 “Six ways to be a better teacher or coach” More than one tip, but six for improving our skills! “Use the first few seconds to communicate on an emotional level – Effective teaching is built on trust . . . . There are lots of tools for making […]
GUEST BLOG: “What Powers the Church Choir?” by Thomas Vozzella
WHAT POWERS THE CHURCH CHOIR? by Thomas Vozzella As we begin the 50 days of Easter, following intensive Holy Week worship experiences, I have been renewed with a deeper understanding of why some church choirs give, give and give more, whereas other choirs make the whole experience torture for themselves and their director(s). […]
Name That Choir Tune (No. 31)
Saturday Respite: Cool Choral Theme Song
There’s nothing quite as ephemeral as pop culture, and TV shows are a big part of that dissolvable media. However, there was probably never cooler choral theme music than that for the sitcom, Murphy Brown (CBS, 1988-98) by the redoubtable Take 6. We’ll also feature them tomorrow for your “Sunday Inspiration.”
Saturday Respite: Little Drummer Boys
Yeah, these guys may look like they're just clowing around, but the moment they hit the skins, it's all business. Good musicianship is good musicianship. Period.