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(An excerpt from the interest session “A Passion for Programming ,” presented by Philip Brunelle during the 2014 ACDA Central Division Conference)          How does our concert repertoire and programming serve our chorus and our audience?  As we consider an ideal program there are many things to keep in mind:  What is the venue […]

We recently completed completed a run of 'spring cleaning' on the ChoralNet membership database, for the first time in several years. Over February, you probably received an invitation (or several) to re-confirm your membership in various ways, and a big thanks goes out to everyone who did. This has put us (back) in the good graces of the […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Level the Playing Field: Using Barbershop Harmony to get More Males into Your Choral Program,” presented by Adam Scott during the 2014 ACDA North Central Division Conference)   Wouldn’t it be great if the guys recruited each other?   Getting guys to join choir is about scratching their itch. […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Tone Deafness and other Myths,” presented by Steven M. Demorest during the 2014 ACDA Northwestern Division Conference)          Question: Is there such a thing as tone deafness?        Answer: Yes, BUT.        The majority of people who think they are “tone deaf” have normal perceptual skills (Cuddy, et […]

Eva Wedin is our guest-blogger this week. Eva began singing with Eric as a student at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm (1973-78). She sang as an alto in the Radio Choir from 1979-2012, when she "retired" . . . and still occasionally subs with the choir (imagine all the music she's sung with […]

CHORAL FESTIVALS – LET'S LEAD BY EXAMPLE! by Mary Lynn Doherty          It is truly an honor to be invited to conduct a choral festival and I enjoy each and every one.  A few weeks ago, I was preparing to lead a day-long event for high school students.  Twelve high schools from a local […]