This week on ACDA Radio and ChoralNet, Going Beyond Words with Host Stan Schmidt helps you lean into the winds of Reformation history with four new releases from the Carus Record Company of Germany. You will hear several important melodies created by Martin Luther and how during subsequent centuries, composers such at J.S.Bach, Johann Fischer, […]
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Cantate Domino
This week on Going Beyond Words and ACDA ChoralNet Radio, Stan Schmidt invites you to investigate a comparison of motets based on Psalms 95 or 96 under the title “O Come, Let us Sing unto the Lord” (Cantate Domino). You can hear how twelve different composes created their interpretations of these Psalms of Praise
ChorTeach Index Spotlight: Interviews
ChorTeach is ACDA’s quarterly publication for choral conductors and teachers at all levels. It is published online, and each issue contains four practical articles. If you are not already a member of ACDA, you can join as an Associate for $45 per year and receive access to ChorTeach and the Choral Journal online. Last year I created an annotated ChorTeach index with […]
Sounds of Praise and Reformation
This fall we celebrate the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation and the Music of Martin Luther. Host Stan Schmidt starts us moving in that direction for our next Going Beyond Words broadcast on ACDA Radio. Also, please examine the informative article in the August 2017 of the Choral Journal on page 36 by Zebulon M. Highben from Muskingum University titled “Reviving Sacred Song – 500 years of the Lutheran Chorale and its congregational and Choral Contexts”
Notes for Success: Staying Organized
In May, August, and September 2015, the Choral Journal featured a three-part article series titled “Notes for Success: Advice for the First-Year Choral Teacher.” As part of the series, 11 choral conductors with teaching experience ranging from 4 to 34 years answered 10 questions related to setting expectations for your first year, classroom management, balancing a successful […]
Notes for Success: Building a Strong Choral Sound
In May, August, and September 2015, the Choral Journal featured a three-part article series titled “Notes for Success: Advice for the First-Year Choral Teacher.” As part of the series, 11 choral conductors with teaching experience ranging from 4 to 34 years answered 10 questions related to setting expectations for your first year, classroom management, balancing a successful […]