(From the interest session “Catch as Catch Can,” by Joyce Click. Presented during the 2012 Central Division Conference) When looking for repertoire that provides a wide variety of contrapuntal opportunities, look no further than rounds, canons, catches, and part songs. These devices can be used at all levels of choral instruction to improve harmonization, […]
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No surprise here: music teaches fractions
Music teaches fractions? Yes, and a whole lot more. We at ChoralNet like to celebrate whenever big time news outlets feature music prominently. This from NPR: Math teachers know that fractions can be hard for the average third-grader. Teachers at a public school in San Bruno, Calif., just south of San […]
Barney Sings
Take a break, church musicians. Enjoy Andy’s fix for Barney the soloist in a choir concert:
Bach’s ‘Et Resurrexit’ – by the Swingle Singers
This was an Easter surpise for me:
Superb video: Conducting gesture and musicality
Don't miss this special interview within a mini-documentary titled Demystifying Conducting: The Connection Between Gesture and Music. In the video,Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, demonstrates and discusses the role of a conductor. The computer graphics are spectacular and so is the content. Special thanks to Brian Galante for […]