SERVICEABLE FUNERAL ANTHEMS by Thomas Vozzella What to sing at a funeral when your choir is asked to offer choral music…do your ensembles have anthems at the ready? Many of us do not have selections prepared for funerals, especially early in our careers. The last thing on our minds, as young conductors, is preparing music […]
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Stick Time: Would You Prefer the “Cafetorium”?
Let’s play “What If?” You’re a high school choir director in a small mid-western town, striving daily with limited resources to provide the best possible choral education for your students. Your school performance space is – to put it mildly – an acoustical disaster. But wait! The church just down the block has beautiful […]
Building Skills 10
Hi all—hope you’ve had a great break and are ready to get back to work! This skills series continues: More from Daniel Coyle: Tip#14 “Take Off Your Watch” This has to do with our own preparation and practice. Coyle says, “Deep practice is not measured in minutes or hours, but in the […]