MUSICA: A Great Benefit for ACDA Members If you are searching for choral repertoire, and the fact is, we are indeed searching for choral repertoire all the time, your membership in the American Choral Directors Association offers you the entire Musica choral database to track down repertoire throughout the world. Why would you use Musica […]
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Reaching a Global Audience – Deke Sharon
Reaching a global audience, by Deke Sharon Since the beginning of recorded history until the advent of recording, music was local, as sound waves could only travel as far as the breeze would carry them. Recordings and radio waves allowed music to travel through space and time, but recording and distribution was an expensive process, […]
Thinking Beyond Borders – Dr. Joshua Habermann
Thinking beyond borders Every family has its lore- the stories that are told and retold at family gatherings. One of my parents’ favorites is how, when asked what I wanted for my 5th birthday, I told my mother in total earnestness that I wanted a passport and an atlas. To her credit she got me […]
Choir Valentine’s Day – 8 Very Last Minute Ideas
Choral Clarity Presents: Valentine’s Day is a special day for those who are “in love” and can be a miserable day for those who feel all alone. In our choir family, nobody should feel alone. We can spread love throughout our room and try to make everyone feel special. Here are 8 Last Minute, “on the […]
15 tips for your UN-AUDITIONED Choir
Choral Clarity Presents: An un-auditioned choir can truly be amazing; it can look, act, and sound just like a select ensemble but unlike a select ensemble, we have more layers of student development to focus on. Many of us have our hearts in the right place but our very approach to a “Ye all come” choir […]
Does Your Choral Program FAIL Most Students?
Choral Clarity Presents: A choir can be a welcoming and loving community for people who love to sing. For many students, it can even feel like a second home; that is……only if they are accepted into your select ensemble. Does Your Choral Program FAIL Most Students? Will you break the mold and reflect upon the choices you’ve made? […]