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Modulating/Adjusting to a New Era: Transitions in Music, Part 1 of 2

June 15, 2021 by Austen Wilson Leave a Comment

Welcome to this summer series on questions and possibilities for a new era in our personal lives, professional lives, the choral landscape, and in society! I’m so glad you’re here for the journey.   Despite the seemingly impossible circumstances during the pandemic, I’ve been amazed at how choirs have adapted to provide meaningful art. Even […]

Filed Under: Others Tagged With: Commissions, community choir, women composers, women conductors

The Non-auditioned Choir: Dealing with Divas

August 26, 2020 by From Our Readers 2 Comments

By Pat Guth Every choir has them. The diva, divo, prima donna, egotist…whatever you prefer to call them. Whether you’re waving your arms in front of a choir of professionals or tending to an ensemble of amateurs, you’ve no doubt come across at least a singer or two who views himself/herself as superior to others […]

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The Non-auditioned Choir: What about the Pitch-Challenged?

August 12, 2020 by From Our Readers Leave a Comment

By Pat Guth When you’ve taken on the reins of a non-auditioned choir or – in my case – purposely formed one from scratch, you shoulder a plethora of challenges that conductors of auditioned or professional choirs will never face. Some of these challenges can be quite tricky, especially when you’re keen to welcome everyone […]

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Non-auditioned Choirs – and Their Conductors – Are at the Heart of Community Singing

July 29, 2020 by From Our Readers 6 Comments

By Pat Guth For the first 40 years of my musical career, I spent a lot of time dealing with “imposter syndrome” – that nagging feeling when you doubt your accomplishments and have a persistent internalized fear of being exposed as a “fraud.” Maybe you’ve been there, too. It’s not uncommon among artists of all […]

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CJ Replay: Expanding Students' Musical and Vocal Ideals in an Urban Community Children's Choir

March 16, 2020 by Amanda Bumgarner Leave a Comment

The February 2016 issue of Choral Journal features an article titled “Discovering Voices: Expanding Students’ Musical and Vocal Ideals in an Urban Community Children’s Choir” by Nicole Becker and Jeanne Goffi-Fynn. You can read it in its entirety online at acda.org/choraljournal. Click “Search Archives” and choose February 2016 from the dropdown menu. Below is an excerpt of the […]

Filed Under: Choral Journal Tagged With: ACDA Membership Benefits, ACDA Publications, Children's Choirs, Choral Journal, CJ Replay, community choir

The Challenges…and Joys…of Traveling with an Older Choir

November 19, 2016 by From Our Readers 3 Comments

I’ve got the travel bug…and, luckily, I conduct an adult community choir filled with plenty of women who feel the same way I do about seeing the world. So many countries, so little time. In the four years since I founded the Bucks County Women’s Chorus we’ve embarked on two international tours. The first took […]

Filed Under: From Our Readers Tagged With: adult choir, community choir, From Our Readers, tours, travel, travel tips, women's choir

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