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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Listening

March 23, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.” Ernest Hemingway Listening is a very important component of our Choral profession. We listen to our choruses in rehearsal for mistakes. We listen to the concerts we attend and the concerts we conduct. We listen to music for […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Difficult Times, Leadership, pandemic, The Choral Life

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Favorite Teacher

November 17, 2022 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

I am taking a bit of a Choral Ethics break during the next few weeks, and this is a Choral Ethics Blog repeat. My review of a new biography of Margaret Hillis will be on December 1. But if you have a Choral Ethics dilemma or query or comment in the mean time, please email […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Difficult Times, Leadership, pandemic, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Overwhelmed

October 6, 2022 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Sometimes when you’re overwhelmed by a situation – when you’re in the darkest of darkness – that’s when your priorities are reordered.” Phoebe Snow Sometimes I search for the epigraph for my ChoralEthics blogs before I write them and other times, after. I usually know exactly what, or whose, quote I want but many times […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Difficult Times, pandemic, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Adversity

September 22, 2022 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.” Ulysses S. Grant As September winds down, we will deal with a few more Choral […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Church Choir, Difficult Times, pandemic, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Potpourri/ Choral Ethics: Set in Our Ways

September 15, 2022 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“The only means of strengthening one’s intellect is to make up one’s mind about nothing, to let the mind be a thoroughfare for all thoughts.” John Keats To say the least, it’s been a challenging time for us all. As recently as three years ago, we could not have imagined wearing masks in rehearsals or […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Difficult Times, Leadership, pandemic, The Choral Life

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Pretension

June 23, 2022 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“Great artists are people who find the way to be themselves in their art. Any sort of pretension induces mediocrity in art and life alike.” Margot Fonteyn Jamie*’s highly auditioned and highly respected community chorus sing at a (you can guess) high level. Though not a professional chorus, they are often used by a local […]

Filed Under: Choral Culture, Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Difficult Times, Leadership, pandemic, Self Care, The Choral Life

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