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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 prevents our ensemble from a high level of focus and achievement.
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Will you break the mold and reflect upon the choices you’ve made?
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This 9 question choral midterm is the most effective way to measure the success of our students. This midterm will require no studying or preparation on the part of our students. It will, however, require some deep thinking while taking very little time to complete.
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Are you looking for a more effective way to musically engage your alumni? Do you want your alumni to come back year after year and ENHANCE the sound of your ensemble? It’s never too late to create a new tradition that the current choir members and alumni can all perform really well.
An annual traditional piece of choral repertoire, especially one intended for alumni to join, needs to be easy to lyrically and note-wise retain, easy to balance the varying voicing, and easy for alumni who may not have sung in years to be able to jump in and sing. I believe the “Hallelujah Chorus” is misused way too often since it does not meet any of those guidelines.
Here are 11 suggestions for Annual Alumni pieces OTHER than the “Hallelujah Chorus”
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10 Reasons To Retire The Hallelujah Chorus….especially with alumni!
I may have just said the unthinkable. No, I won’t retract my statement. We can do better! We should do better!
Why did Handel’s Hallelujah Chorus become the selection that choirs choose to repeat year after year? Why did this piece become the one that we invite our alumni to return and sing year after year?
It’s time to look elsewhere.
Here are 10 Reasons To Retire The Hallelujah Chorus….especially with alumni!
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We just spent many months learning notes and rhythms, memorizing lyrics, working on balance and blend, shape, and internalizing meaning. But now it is concert season. Our priority needs to shift from how our ensemble sounds to what our audience sees and hears. Believe it or not, most of what the audience members see and hear have nothing to do with how well our ensemble sings.
You must make sure you do these 16 things in order to have a great concert!
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