(commons.wikimedia.org) A teacher came to me last week asking if it was copyright-compliant to download a YouTube video to show in an upcoming concert. “After all,” she surmised, “it’s publicly viewable already, and we’re a school, so it’s fair use, right?” Fair Use is that aspect of U.S. copyright law which gives considerable leeway […]
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Conference Morsel: Selecting High Quality World Music
(An excerpt from the interest session “Music Beyond Borders: World Music for Intermediate Treble Choirs,” presented by Brian C. Murray during the 2014 ACDA Southwestern Division Conference) As gatekeepers and translators of culture (Abril, 2006; Anderson, 1993), it is the responsibility of choral conductors to broaden our students’ musical experience beyond what is […]
Conference Morsel: Authentic Performance Practice of World Choral Music
(An excerpt from the interest session “Music Beyond Borders: World Music for Intermediate Treble Choirs,” presented by Jennifer Alarcon during the 2014 ACDA Southwestern Division Conference) Create a lasting memory, reinforce the love of choral music in a singer’s heart, and amaze your audience with an authentic performance of a world choral piece! Performances […]
Conference Morsel: Great Music on CPDL
(An excerpt from the interest session “It’s Not Just Old Music: Discovering Quality and Engaging Music on CPDL,” presented by Ryan Kelly during the 2014 ACDA Southwestern Division Conference) It is easy to disregard certain pieces on CPDL because their scorings do not exactly match what one’s choirs typically perform. Think creatively, however, and […]
Speaking of Voice: “If You Don’t Mind Me Asking: Have You Taken a Vocal Pedagogy Class?” by Mary Lynn Doherty
IF YOU DON’T MIND ME ASKING: HAVE YOU TAKEN A VOCAL PEDAGOGY CLASS? by Mary Lynn Doherty A recent editorial in the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing (IJRCS), written by Dr. James Daugherty, challenges our profession to question our backgrounds in vocal pedagogy. As the editor of this publication, Daugherty extends […]
Conference Morsel: Retaining Young Male Singers
(An excerpt from the interest session “Oh Brother! Success With Boy Singers,” presented by Julian Ackerley during the 2014 ACDA Southwestern Division Conference) Believe it or not, being a boy in today’s world is challenging. Emotions are often shut down in a macho mentality. Boys are generally energetic and curious but also very […]