This fall I have been particularly attentive to team-building. As I observe my daughter's varsity women's volleyball team move from a group of skilled players in their pre-season play, to becoming an actual functioning team in their current conference competitions, I have applied some of the concepts observed to my work at team building in […]
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Stick Time: Clarity in a Large Choir
I had a band colleague a few years ago who faced a problem. The football coaches were pressuring him constantly to increase the size of the marching band. It didn't seem to matter that he already had the biggest band in the conference, that the rehearsal hall was filled to overflowing and that there were […]
Saturday Respite: The Simpsons
Life’s too short to not have a little fun. All one can say is, “Doh!”
Sunday Inspiration: Russian Orthodox Monks
It’s Sunday. Try to relax a little.
Tell me what this choral piece is about
ChoralNet reader Michael Zaugg recommended this video to me but didn't tell me what the work was about. It is an impressive piece of videography, especially on my 27'' monitor! Can you help me figure it out? <p><a data-cke-saved-href="http://vimeo.com/29583282" href="http://vimeo.com/29583282">Männerstimmen Basel | TRAILER | tøngedrøhn</a> from <a data-cke-saved-href="http://vimeo.com/maennerstimmen" href="http://vimeo.com/maennerstimmen">maennerstimmen basel</a> on <a […]
Monday Motivation: Concentration
“The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business–or almost anywhere else for that matter.” ~Lee Iacocca