By Stuart Hunt Beside accurate counting, looking ahead to “pre-hear” rhythms and pitch (audiating), singing accurately and in-tune is a primary skill for all vocalists. But is it typically taught, or just caught? Our instrumental colleagues have posters that read “Tune it or die !”, which presumably refers to effort, not impending doom. Think about […]
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I Heart (Love) Sight Singing!
ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly publication for choral conductors and teachers at all levels. It is published online, and each issue contains four practical articles. If you are not already a member of ACDA, you can join and receive access to ChorTeach online. Below is an excerpt from an article written by Jane Vanderhoff appearing in the Spring 2019 issue._____________________________________ Sight singing […]
8 Keys to Turn Sight-Singing Fear into Fun!
Do your students FEAR SIGHT-SINGING? If they do, there’s a reason for it. The reason is SIMPLE! This blog taps into WHY they FEAR it and HOW to get them to LOVE it! Here are: 8 Keys to Turn Sight-Singing Fear into Fun!
Angels Among Us: Our Choral Sages and Their Contributions
By Anne M. Saxon I recently took a class at my church titled, “From Aging to Sage-ing.” I was very intrigued by the title, so I signed up. It was actually taken from our class textbook, by Zalman Schachter-Shalomi and Ronald S. Miller. In it, “Zalman…provides new inspiring ideas about the importance of an elder’s […]
Reflections from a First-Year Educator, by Christina Nelson
At the time of writing this, I have not yet completed my first full year of teaching. However, I have already learned a lot in the first semester. I arrived at my school mid-year and was both nervous and excited. My day consisted of five classes; 7th and 8th grade beginning tenor/bass choir; two 7th […]
A Palm Sunday Hosanna
This week on Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio/ChoralNet, host Stan Schmidt goes back into his archives for a program that was aired on Palm Sunday, April 17, 2011. Along with the two very popular motets by Orlando Gibbons and Thomas Weelkes, you will hear the following: “Hosanna to the Song of David,” performed by […]