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A recent commenter on this blog quoted: “An amateur rehearses until he can do it right.  A professional rehearses until he cannot do it wrong!” At the same time, author Gerald Klickstein challenges the perfectionist mindset: [T]here’s a big difference between precision and perfection. Actually, when it comes to music, the notion of ‘perfection’ seems like an […]

In a move sure to be followed by all savvy composers, John Rutter has created a YouTube channel where he discusses his works.   In the first series of uploads, Rutter discusses his famous Requiem – he gives an overview and then goes movement by movement through the work.   More composers should do this […]

Monday is the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City Bombing.   ACDA remembered the event at the recent national conference – here is our memorial to it:    

This blog really nails it.   I really like the part about the gold filter.  Here is #6 on how to make it really big in the music world:   6. Taste: Taste is all-important. Three tenors are better than one. Ten tenors are better than three. And if you’re Irish, better yet – you’ll […]

The Recovering Choir Director brings us this distinction between sacred and secular:     Can you tell the difference?? from Corpus Christi Watershed on Vimeo.

I missed Rachmaninoff’s birthday earlier this month.  Here’s a video/audio tribute to Rachmaninoff from the recording that introduced me to the haunting brilliance of the composer.