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End-of the Year countdowns and “Best Of” retrospectives are everywhere this time of year.  We’ll wade into those waters with a little glance back at some of the most popular ChoralNet blogs of the year 2013.   Regular blog contributors were huge favorites among readers.  Richard Sparks seemed to grab the attention of many choral […]

FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: TREBLE VOICES by Emily Ellsworth   1. “Friday Afternoons.”  Benjamin Britten.  Boosey & Hawkes. A collection of 12 songs for Unison and 2 part and piano.  Accessible songbook written for Britten’s brother’s school choir, which met on Friday afternoons, hence the title.  In this year of Britten’s centennial, it’s worth revisiting […]

FIVE FROM THE FOLDER: SATB by Lisa Larsen   1. “Jabberwocky.” Sam Pottle. SATB, Heritage Music Press, #15/2088H Wonderful character piece, dramatic and funny, added percussion. Based on part of “Alice in Wonderland”   2. “Tambur.” Lajos Bardos. Boosey & Hawkes, SATB, #48003807 Hungarian dancing song with easy to learn words. Students love this one. […]

I read the blog Study Hacks regularly. It’s a great resources examining the use of time, particularly at the college level, but it applies elsewhere. In this post he examines his work load, common things that he works on, and the disparity between a “good week” in which he gets to do a lot of single-minded, […]

We’ve talked in the past about setting up websites for sharing your choir’s information with the world, but you might want a website for a different purpose: sharing information internally with your choir. There are some immediate benefits to having a central place where all of your musicians can access materials, see the practice calendar, […]

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.)   Evening Star by Michał […]