I love it when I see someone relate Stephen Covey’s ideas to choir. Helping You Harmonise supplies another great insight with the conductor’s circle of influence: I have a lot of conversations with choir directors, and one of the things I’ve noticed is that there is a strong correlation between how happy or unhappy […]
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More Transparency
Two ChoralBlogs back I wrote about the efforts the American Choral Directors Association continues to make as it works at being a transparent organization. My previous blog highlighted the ACDA audition process, the Choral Journal publication process, and our election of leaders. Today I would like to outline what we are doing to be transparent […]
So much to admire
There is so much promise in this video: 1. Left handed conducting 2. Inexpensive instruments 3. A replacement for handbells in church?
The War on Pronouns, cont’d
(one in an occasional series highlighting ridiculous inclusive-language overkill, without regard for the scansion, meaning, or music.) Today’s example is a relatively mild one, yet with important philosophical ramifications. This week’s lectionary includes Psalm 149, whose fourth verse begins as follows: For the Lord takes pleasure in his people… at least in the distant […]
A Random Act of Culture
These mass events are really catching on and I love it:
Two Words
I have a research project I am pursuing this Thanksgiving month (Thursday, November 25, in the U.S.), and I would love to have others join me in their own personalized version of this process. Immediately after I graduated from High School, my family moved to the other end of the state. That fall, I […]