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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 […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Music 5: Fostering Diverse Musicians Beyond the Performance,” presented by Reid Larsen during the 2014 ACDA North Central Division Conference)            Music 5 is a comprehensive approach to giving students the knowledge and skills needed to succeed in music beyond middle school, allowing for more individualized assessments and […]

Eric Ericson (1918-2013) was one of the major choral conductors of the last century. His work was influential for many of us and the standards he set with his own Chamber Choir, with the Swedish Radio Choir, along with the men's chorus Orphei Drängar, raised standards around the world. The many tours with those three […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Laban Movement Theory: Body and Shape Concepts for the Choral Rehearsal,” presented by Lisa A. Billingham during the 2014 ACDA Northwestern Division Conference)          Rudolf Laban (1879-1958) spent the majority of his life observing styles of human movement.  As a child, Laban, the son of an Austro-Hungarian military officer, […]

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.)   Teenage Romance by Mike O’Mara […]

(An excerpt from the interest session “Singing in the Groove: Connecting with our Rhythmic Roots,” presented by Brian Tate during the 2014 ACDA Northwestern Division Conference)          Rhythm is energy. When you have your singers clap a simple pattern (clap, rest, clap, rest), usually the first thing that happens is, they speed up! Why […]