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Wait a tic! They had automatic doors but a telephone booth with an old DIAL phone?  Here’s fifty three seconds of zany for your Saturday.  

Long before there was air guitar, there was a comedic genius names Jerry Lewis.  He played air EVERYthing.  

(The abstract to the article “Students’ Registration in Collegiate Choral Ensembles: Factors that Influence Continued Participation,” by Trent R. Brown, published in the International Journal of Research in Choral Singing)          This investigation sought to obtain responses from a heterogeneous sampling of students in choirs at 63 colleges and universities across the United States […]

(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, “Beyond the Borders of Mezzo-land: Exploring the Score’s Dynamic Range,” by Stephen M Hopkins [p.29])          It is probably safe to say that the “dynamic inertia” found in Mezzoland is a problem that afflicts all of us at one time or another. This article examines some of […]

(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, “Vocal Aging And Its Medical Implications: What Choral Conductors Should Know Part Two: Medical Intervention,” by R.T. Sataloff)          Certain aspects of the aging process are relatively easy to control medically. For example, as female singers reach menopause, estrogen deprivation causes substantial changes in the mucous membranes […]

(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, “Bach and Graupner: The Audition Cantatas,” by John Curtis)          At the time of Kuhnau's death in 1722, Bach was Capellmeister in Cathen in the service of Prince Leopold. Bach got along well with the Prince and was satisfied with his position until Leopold married Friederica Henrietta […]