Sorry for the late posting! Crazy day/week! My next recommendation is a book by Doug Lemov, who you may know from the book Teach Like a Champion or its follow-up, Teach Like a Champion Field Guide. Both are terrific, all about better ways to teach. I recommend them, too! But today I'll look […]
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Build Vocal Method Resources for your Singers to Develop Outside of Rehearsal
(imslp.org) The choral ensemble is a poor vehicle for teaching individual vocal technique. With the limited time we have in front of our groups, and hopefully a large number of singers eager to rehearse, taking rehearsal time to work on individual singing technique beyond a basic level (breath, posture, free easy tone, etc) isn't realistic. […]
Leadership and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir
This article talks about the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and their model of creating a sense of mission, vision, and purpose. It’s an interesting read. I’m not sure it totally translates to the rest of the world…I wonder whether the model is repeatable outside of the community that it comes from (though not to cast an dispersions on […]
Name That Choir Tune (No. 5)
GUEST BLOG: Choral Ethics (Part 5): “‘Maestra Manners’ Explains All,” by Marie Grass Amenta
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GUEST BLOG: Choral Ethics (Part 4): “Reaping What We Sow,” by Marie Grass Amenta
CHORAL ETHICS (Part 4): REAPING WHAT WE SOW by Marie Grass Amenta (This is the fourth installment of a five-part series on choral ethics, exploring what it means to be ethical in this often unethical business.) “Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain Almost fifteen […]