There is an interesting rant here on giving music away for free. I’m not sure where it plays into our long-term brooding about music publishing and copyright, but it certainly relates to the discussion: For example, I am paid $0.00029 per stream of a song on Spotify, and even this amount depends on […]
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Get rid of the conductor for real musical excellence
A Facebook friend pointed me to this article today: The Best Way to Improve an Orchestra: Get Rid of the Bloke with the Baton. An interesting proposition using a few orchestras as examples (or prototypes): Spira Mirabilis represent a transformative vision of what a symphony orchestra can be. They are a revelation, proof that […]
Prioritizing Goals for the American Choral Directors Association
2012 will be an exciting year of Goal Setting and Prioritizing for the American Choral Directors Association. Our Strategic Planning process hits the ground running in the new year as our National ACDA Board and Strategic Planning Committee ask all of our members to participate in ACDA’s first-ever membership survey. This Strategic Planning Survey […]
New ChoralNet Community features
ACDA has been encouraging the ChoralNet development team to make its Communities more useful for both internal ACDA uses and general ChoralNet uses. Accordingly, ChoralNet is waking up this morning with expanded Community features. Right away you'll notice a new appearance for the communities, with an internal navigation bar, eliminating the need for sidebar […]
Sunday Inspiration: John Rutter
Saturday Respite: Percussion
Saturday. You’re beat. So is this astounding drummer.