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Yesterday's rant on the stagnated music publishing model of today has an answer from one music publisher:  Graphite Publishing.   A few days ago, Timothy Takach from Graphite Publishing sent me an email telling me about his company.  Here is the history:   5 years ago, Jocelyn Hagen and I started a company called Graphite […]

It has been a pretty long time since I last blogged about the music publishing industry.  I have been frustrated with their paper-based economic business plan for sometime now and have blogged about it here, here, and here.   The music publishing is far too entrenched in the Gutenberg model and relies solely on the […]

For over a century it’s been considered settled law that one you have bought a copy of a copyrighted work, you own that copy and can resell it, give it away, or lend it. The Copyright Act of 1976 explicitly allows this. This allows libraries and used bookstores to thrive, and allows a much wider […]

When asked, “What are the three most important characteristics that a conductor possesses?” research tells us enthusiasm (26%), confidence (21%), and authority (17%) are the traits most highly valued by our singers.   As we enter our fall rehearsal schedules and start ramping up again with a fresh beginning, why not do an extreme makeover […]

Or at least some of these elements that must be a part of 21st century social reality. The following list represents ideas extracted from research for what is needed to build organizations such as volunteer groups of singers, incorporating the realities of the 21st century social environment. Choral excellence in programming, musicianship, pedagogy, and performance […]

I put this video up today for my students of my Introduction to Conducting class (I'm sure it's been around the internet circles for a while, but it was the first time I saw it).  I showed it to them mainly for a bit comic relief, and that was really all. However, after we watched […]