Tim Sharp gives us a realistic look at the universality of music when it comes to literacy: Like it or not, as we work in the 21st century, in every other way, music is NOT a universal language. Accepting that it simply “is” does not cut it any longer. On the subject of style […]
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Music returns to Haiti
ChoralNet user Tom Lloyd sent me this great news about music returning to earthquake stricken Haiti: “Amid the desperation and despair in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-prince, musicians from Haiti’s national chorus, jazz band and philharmonic gave their first post-quake concert. The musicians were able to rescue some instruments from the rubble, and they held the concert […]
Choral Apathy
The Choir Girl is accepted into a graduate program and realizes she won’t be able to make the summer choir tour. Here is her reaction: I have to admit that when I received my acceptance call from the University, after the initial shock from that message died down, the FIRST thing that popped into my […]
Not just children anymore
ACDA has a new name for one of the R&S areas and they are talking about it. Here is Robyn Lana, the National Chair for the newly named “Children’s and Youth Community Choirs” Repertoire and Standards Committee: The committee proposed the title change in an attempt to be inclusive and clearly indicate who is […]
Online Auditions for Choir and Voice
If voice teachers are giving voice lessons via Skype and Eric Whitacre is awarding scholarships from auditions on YouTube, can online choir auditions be very far away? I can think of “sightreading” as a possible downside, but that’s all. What do you think? Skype Voice Lessons: Eric Whitacre Scholarship Winner: […]
The Progression
Do you ever have the sense that your choir thinks you are talking about someone else when you make a correction during a rehearsal? I do, and one of my students helped me come up with this pyramid yesterday.