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We've met Ronald Gallimore in each of the previous posts. As you saw in the past few weeks, he continued his work studying John Wooden and his methods. But he then co-wrote a book (2010) with Swen Nater, a former player for Wooden at UCLA, You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned, and I can […]

The iPad or iPhone are, out of the box, perfectly capable “home movie” devices, and can create decent video or audio recordings of your ensemble with the built-in camera app. Using a combination of some basic retail accessories and a couple of workarounds, though, you can make the iPad a fairly powerful portable recording and editing […]

(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, “A Dear John Letter,” by John Yarrington)          I just had to write somebody and get my frustrations down on paper. It is very difficult to be a church 'choir director these days with all the different winds blowing in the church. I don't know when to […]

(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, “Prickly Puzzles and Daunting Dilemmas: Facing Fate, Fear, and Family, Part 2,” by Suzanne M. Pence.)          Single is easier and far less complicated when starting a career. Your time is your own, and there are fewer distractions on developing a choral program. However, relationships are a […]

(An excerpt from the Choral Journal article, “Brahms and the ‘Clara Emblem’: Musical Allusion as a Key to Understanding the Thematic Sources at the Heart of Ein deutsches Requiem,” by James John)          Musical allusion is often a provocative subject, especially in relation to Brahms, who rarely disclosed any clues regarding the nature of […]