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The worst part of being at the beach is LEAVING the beach.  For all those whose sunny spring break is about to end, here's a look back at that magical place, the tropical beach.   NO! I don't wanna get on the plane!  No . . . NO . . . NO!       […]

Here's a little taste of 1960s-era Saturday morning fare . . . with a slight up-date (if stop-motion annimation can be considered an "update").  It's surprisingly close to the original opening.    

(An excerpt from the interest session “The Senses Collide: Connecting Artful Movement and Dynamic Formation in Performance,” presented by Rick Bjella during the 2015 ACDA National Conference.)          Mentioned earlier was the aspect of allowing the music to be enhanced through careful logistics, such as the case of our CARMINA BURANA presentation and the […]

 

With some notable exceptions, NPR stations are a primary source for broadcast classical music in most communities in the U.S.  So when ACDA shows up in an NPR story, many of us are excited to hear our corner of the music world highlighted in that way.   So it is for a trio of singers […]

More from Daniel Coyle:  Tip #29 – When you get it right, mark the spot   Coyle: "One of the most fulfilling moments of a practice session is when you have your first perfect rep. When this happens, freeze. Rewind the mental tape and play the move again in your mind. . . . The […]