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Happy Birthday, Franz
Today is Franz Schubert's birthday. We celebrate with the Kyrie movement of one of his most popular works: And look here for the January 30 blog post I didn't get up in time about the pretentious parent who loves choral music.
Linking Music and Language
In Pam Schiller's article on Early Brain Development Research Review and Update, appearing in Exchange, the author documents new research and thinking on the link between music and language. Once again, the case is clear for mainstreaming music into early childhood education: Linguists, psychologists, and neuro-scientists have recently changed their long held opinion about the […]
Nuance
It is always a sunken-treasure-surprise to come across a jewell of the past, known only to a few, that now is available to everyone. I have experienced several such epiphanies, as new works by Bach, Handel, and recently, Vaughan Williams, are "discovered" and brought to light by the musical world. This has been my recent […]
It’s all in the breath
Liz Garnett talks about changing your vocabulary regarding dynamics so that your singers don’t get that unsupported, airy sound when singing soft. I have been developing a vocabulary of expression to substitute for words like ‘loud’ and ‘soft’ for some time, depending on the repertoire I’ve been working with: intimate, conspiratorial, introspective versus joyful, triumphant, […]
Distraction of the Day: Choral Polka
h/t ChoralNet user marija peljhan