Jeffery Carter has just published his personal Score Marking Guide on his blog. I want to commend him for doing this for a couple of reasons: 1. He is publicly sharing his work with the world – more of us need to do this – share our work with others. 2. He […]
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“I Think I’m Gonna Throw Up” and other Praise Hymns
This Blog Will Change the World brings us this: And then gives us some deeper thinking: Most reasonable people will grant that “I Think I’m Gonna Throw Up” is unsuitable for any liturgical service; it’s essentially a novelty song, one which will make an occasional appearance at summer camps until the camp counsellors […]
Tenebrae for YouTube
Quite impressive video and singing: Check out their website and electronic media kit. A great model for today’s choir!
Conducting lesson
They’re working on conducting Wagner’s Ring, but I think the lesson would apply equally to choral music: h/t Podium Speak
Stressed?
See if you can do nothing for two minutes. If you can’t, maybe your problems aren’t caused by your environment.
Pretentious Parent Loves Choral Music
I love mining Twitter for Choral Music Jewels. Seen on Twitter today: “We take Ashford to mass every Sunday. We’re not Catholic, we just want him to develop an appreciation for choral music.”