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I am fortunate to have had many meaningful mentors, but it was Dr. Dee Romines who set me on my career path. Currently on faculty at Hardin-Simmons University, I knew him as Mr. Romines, director of the Academy choirs at Punahou School in Honolulu, HI.    Choir was my Thing, and it happened at 7:30 […]

My Most Meaningful Mentor   Next to my parents, no one had more influence on me than Jerry Jordan, the former Director of Choral Activities at the University of Mississippi.  I am always thinking about the lessons he taught me and I am thankful to have had such a wise person in my life.  Without […]

COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   (Each week we look at one or two of the best choral works posted in the Composition Showcase here on ChoralNet.  This is where we store a treasure trove of works that your choirs will love to sing and your audiences will love to hear.)   Child of Mine by Dianna Robin […]

 

This is a difficult choice, since I’ve been lucky to have some wonderful teachers and mentors. For example, Neil Lieurance was an influential teacher—without him I probably wouldn’t have made a career as a conductor. Neil died this past year at the too-young age of 70. I wrote about him here. But beyond his influence […]

The use of PDF Markup apps for the iPad, such as GoodReader or Notability, allow quick and easy markup of scanned scores. An advantage of digitally marking up scores is that it can be easy to distribute edits or notes to your ensemble. Windows 8 devices including tablets and hybrid devices such as the Surface […]