Jeffrey Tucker describes his first experience hearing Palestrina, and describes its top five features: There is no master/slave relationship [i.e. melody/accompaniment] There is a beat but you don’t hear it Each part moves independently You can’t really conduct it, so it is music without a dictator. It can be sung by a choir of any […]
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Celebrating Creativity: Music Store Commercial
You will love this: And how they made it: Thanks to Eric Whitacre for bringing this to my attention.
Remembering an exciting event
Angie Johnson guest blogs on composer Paul Carey’s website about the recent ACDA Children’s Choir Conductors Retreat in Cincinnati. You don’t want to miss the next one! Usually, I am happy to walk away from a conference with a few new techniques, pieces or ideas and this conference did not disappoint us. In […]
During the troubled times
David Griggs-Janower pointed me to this powerful article by conducting star JoAnn Falletta: We feel betrayed perhaps by Wall Street greed, by ineffectual governance, by political leadership. But music has never betrayed us, never let us down. It constantly gives back to us, as a boundlessly beautiful repository of the past or a vibrant […]
National Leadership positions available in ACDA
It is a great time to get involved with ACDA if you think you are up to the job! I’ve found my involvement with the national office a true highlight in my career. It is very rewarding and you have a tremendous opportunity to make a difference through your work. I encourage you to […]
Timeless and Life Changing
Following yesterday’s post about the Tricky Ave Maria, Martin Banner sent me this incredible video: