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!
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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 […]
How to Help Your Choir Overcome Stage Fright
By Molly McLinden For many choral singers, performing can be very intimidating! Although they may have no problem lifting their voices up in song during rehearsals, the thought of spotlights and a live audience terrifies some singers. Stage fright is extremely common among both solo and ensemble performers. The good news is there are several […]
Unearthing a Lost Masterpiece: A Conversation with Michael Driscoll
Question: You had not heard of the late African-American composer Florence Price until you read a New Yorker article about her in February 2018. As Alex Ross, the author, wrote: “She is widely cited as one of the first African-American classical composers to win national attention, and she was unquestionably the first black woman to […]