“A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou.” Omar Khayyam For the month of July, my Choral Potpourri and Choral Ethics Blog will focus on things to get you thinking so you are able to hit the ground running in the fall. Every Thursday, while you are sipping a nice, cold adult beverage […]
The Choral Life
Choral Potpourri: A Woman’s Place
“The world cares very little about what a man or woman knows; it is what a man or woman is able to do that counts.” Virgil I never expected to be a choral conductor; it was not my dream. And when I realized I would have to major in Music Ed, I was horrified! As […]
Choral Potpourri: Choral Ethics; Being Good to Ourselves
“Well-ordered self-love is right and natural.” Thomas Aquinas The choir year is winding down. We end this year while we begin our plans for the next. It’s a tough time for many of us as we look back on what we’ve accomplished, or didn’t accomplish. It is often painful. The right, positive mind frame is […]
Choral Potpourri: Choral Ethics; Make Yourself Comfortable and We’ll Talk
“If this is coffee, please bring me some tea; but if this is tea, please bring me some coffee.” Abraham Lincoln I don’t know what it is but there is something strange going on this spring. I have had more than my usual number of emails about People Behaving Badly as well as Conductors Being […]
Choral Potpourri: Take a Chance
“Sometimes we stare so long at a door that is closing that we see too late the one that is open.” Alexander Graham Bell The choir year is winding down for most of us. The Academic year is just about finished and our concerts have been sung. For church choirs, the Big Holidays (other than […]
Life after Retirement: Not Retirement, but Redirection!
The latest issue of Choral Journal features an ongoing column written by retired choral conductors, for retired choral conductors. This month’s contribution was written by Linda Lovaas, a retired middle school choral music educator from California. Following is a section of the article, which you can read in full in the May 2017 issue. ACDA […]