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(An excerpt from the interest session “Recruiting and Retaining Adolescent Males in an Urban School,” presented by Nicolás Alberto Dosman during the 2014 ACDA Eastern Division Conference)          Many young men may enjoy singing but they may be reluctant to participate in choral ensembles. A combination of many variables can be exacerbated in hyper-masculine […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Developing Vocal Techniques in the Middle School Choral Rehearsal,” presented by Sandra Howard during the 2014 ACDA Eastern Division Conference)          The main theme of this session centered on repertoire selection with the consideration of vocal technique requirements for the singer. In addition to other selection criteria, choral […]

One of my former students, a soprano, asked me if she could sing alto on Haydn Creation. I asked her why, and she said that she wanted a challenge because she loved sight reading! I’ve heard a few singers say this before (I am not one), and I thought it was a subject matter worth […]

Wait, let me see if I understand this.  Some moronic humans get "upset" and kill innocent children, but these two critters from different species get along like best pals.  Our friends here have life figured out nicely.  

Lent is over. Now, hand me the chocolate and no one gets hurt!