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More from Daniel Coyle:  Tip #31 To learn a new move, exaggerate it.   "Going too far helps us understand where the boundaries are. . . . Don't be halfhearted. You can always dial back later. Go too far so you can feel the outer edges of the move, and then work on building the […]

Without question, sacred texts comprise the vast majority of poetry set to choral music.  We don’t know what sort of words are most frequently scored from the body of secular works, but certainly the topic of romantic love has to be near the top of the list.   Bach composed a work about coffee, for […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “The Evolving Voice: The Senior Years,” presented by Karen Brunssen during the 2015 ACDA National Conference.)   Vocal training and conditioning should always be age-appropriate, dependent on where the body is within progressive and constant changes. Singers in their “Senior Years” benefit from “mindful” concepts and strategies that efficiently […]

FIRST THINGS FIRST, by William McConnell               Every high school journalism student learns a simple formula for the lead paragraph of a news story: Who – What – Where – When – Why – How. Those are the basics. If a reader goes no farther than that first paragraph, he or she has all […]

WRITING FOR THE CHORAL JOURNAL by Amanda Bumgarner   The Choral Journal editorial board reviews all article submissions through a blind review process that typically takes 8-10 weeks. After that time, the author will receive notice of acceptance, rejection, or request for revision and resubmission. A high quality of writing and solid research is expected […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Psalms: Back to the Sources,” presented by Joshua Jacobson during the 2015 ACDA National Conference.)   What did the Psalms sound like in antiquity? We know that they were sung, not spoken. We know that 2,000 years ago they were performed in the Temple in Jerusalem by professional musicians […]