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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: Guest Blogger

March 16, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

Choral Ethics Guest Blog: Time to Embrace a Global Musical Canon! ~~Benjamin Amenta I am taking a bit of a Choral Ethics break and today we have a guest blogger. I continue to work on Choral Ethics Blogs, so if you have a Choral Ethics dilemma or query or comment, please email me: . What […]

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Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: A Group of Bullies

March 9, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“As long as the reason of man continues fallible, and he is at liberty to exercise it, different opinions will be formed.” James Madison  Recently I was speaking to someone not familiar with my Choral Ethics Blog. He asked what types of people contact me, what kinds of questions do I get asked and what […]

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

The Conductor as Yogi: Holding Space

March 7, 2023 by Ramona Wis Leave a Comment

“Holding space” is the practice of allowing room for someone to release their thoughts, concerns, or fears without judging them or feeling the need to offer advice or fix the situation.  This is a valuable skill in our professional and personal relationships, a way of honoring and showing compassion for others so they feel heard […]

Filed Under: Going Beyond Words, Leadership, Others, Self Care, The Choral Life Tagged With: Leadership, Wellness, Yoga

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: The Month of March

March 2, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold: when it is summer in the light, and winter in the shade.” Charles Dickens It is difficult to believe it is already March. Today the weather here in the Midwest is lovely, warm, sunny, and fun with the […]

Filed Under: Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Self Care, The Choral Life

Choral Potpourri/Choral Ethics: Everything In Its Season

February 23, 2023 by Marie Grass Amenta Leave a Comment

“To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven…” Ecclesiastes 3:1    Yesterday was Ash Wednesday and begins another season. If we are church musicians, Lent began….ready or not….even if we have not recovered from the Christmas Season. If we are not church musicians but in academia, we are probably […]

Filed Under: Choral Ethics, Choral Potpourri, Self Care, The Choral Life

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German composer and organist Johann Ernst Eberlin, a prolific composer of church organ and choral music, was born on this day in 1702.

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