For motivated choir directors, a new year brings fresh ideas and a new start. But I urge you to read this blog before you dive in with a new approach, new policies, or a special concert idea. Don’t Make Any New Year’s Changes UNTIL You Read This! Read This BEFORE Making New Year’s Changes
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Happy Holidays from the ACDA National Office
Don’t miss the latest edition of Sharp Notes! The staff at the ACDA National Office send their season’s greetings to you and your family this holiday season.
Teach Your Choral Singers How (and Why) to Practice
By Nick Burdick If a good music education teaches students how to think like musicians, then our rehearsals should teach our students how to practice like musicians. Good practice habits can be used in any context, even outside of music, so it pays off to teach them explicitly. It can also make our rehearsals more […]
Choral Potpourri: Choral Ethics; Thanksgiving Day Blog
“I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” Henry David Thoreau As I begin preparations to cook another huge Thanksgiving Day meal, I am more thankful than usual this year. It’s been a rough fall for our family but things are looking a bit better. My spouse had a health […]
Music Is an Anchor for Our Lives . . . Reflections with Dr. John Leavitt
By Tom Price, Sechrist Travel The following is an edited version of a post originally appearing on Sechrist Travel’s newest blog series Modern Measures. To view the full post, visit https://sechristtravel.com/2017/11/07/dr-john-leavitt/. Recently, Sechrist Travel had the honor of speaking with a man who, although well-known and admired, humbly spoke of music and performance in a way […]
They won’t stop talking!
I recently saw a post from a frustrated teacher with the following information: *Very talented kids *Won’t stop talking *Leave their seats *Distract each other *Off Topic *Ignore procedures like raising your hand *Don’t come in quietly *Takes forever to get things done *They are sensitive The teacher was thinking about having a “procedure day” […]