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Music Literacy Live Hive Mind (Highlights with the Community)
Recently, we offered a free virtual meetup to practice “Choir Nerdery.” If you missed it, I have carefully curated some of the most useful and interesting moments for this episode. Discussion topics were derived from survey responses from 120 educators. The full 2 hour and 15 minute work session is available unedited over at Patreon or Substack for show […]
Embodying the Music: A Survey of Choral Music Educators on Conducting Injury and Wellness Techniques
The International Journal of Research in Choral Singing (IJRCS) is ACDA’s scholarly publication that welcomes studies that apply rigorous, systematically-grounded methodologies, either quantitative or qualitative, to investigate phenomena of potential interest to all who sing in, work with, or are otherwise interested in choral ensembles. Below is the abstract from this article written by Ryan […]
Tips for Teaching Vocal Percussion
The June/July 2024 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “Tips for Teaching Vocal Percussion” by Rob Dietz. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ Whenever I talk to directors who are interested in starting a contemporary a cappella group, there is almost always one concern that jumps out above all others: How […]
From Censorship to Celebration: Rediscovering Lūcija Garūta’s “God, Thy Earth is Aflame!”
The May 2024 issue of Choral Journal is online and features an article titled “From Censorship to Celebration: Rediscovering Lūcija Garūta’s ‘God, Thy Earth is Aflame!’”. Following is a portion from the article. _________________ In the spring of 1944 in Riga, Latvia, Nazi Germany’s four-year occupation of the country was ending. Latvia’s national nightmare, however, was far from […]
Lift Every Voice: Impacting the Communities We Serve
Lift Every Voice is a column in Choral Journal concerning issues of access, diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and restorative practice (ADEIBR) in choral music. We hope this column can provide a space to incubate ideas about inclusive practices and provide mentorship for choral practitioners. The column has a quarterly review cycle. Submit by February 1, […]