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An impromptu opportunity to showcase how a piano makes sound and in comparison to how our voice box makes sound arose when we needed to re-arrange our rehearsal space. This meant our three youngest choirs in the Zhuhai Classical Children’s Choir program were able to practice with the Kawai grand piano as opposed to the […]

Below is a sample of the articles you will find in the latest issue of ChorTeach, available to ACDA members online at acda.org/chorteach. View the full article PDFs online. Teaching Culturally: Encounters with Immigrant Students by Sarah J. Graham During the past 40 years, there has been an important movement made towards broadening curricula to be culturally inclusive. […]

Week 12: Friday, June 8, 2018 “Where There is Light in the Soul” by Elizabeth Alexander With text from a Chinese proverb SSA, a cappella In this work, composer Elizabeth Alexander sets a poignant and beautiful Chinese proverb in a buoyant and well-crafted three-part selection: Where there is light in the soul there will be […]

“Nothing is less important than which fork you use. Etiquette is the science of living. It embraces everything. It is ethics. It is honor.” Emily Post I have had two ChoralNetters contact me in the last month about two different Choral Ethics dilemmas. Both leave me scratching my head. Perhaps you can help; maybe you’ll […]

Going Beyond Words w/ Stan Schmidt Show 2318 – Choral Thoughts of Canadian Composers This week on Going Beyond Words and ACDA Radio Host Stan Schmidt takes you North of the border for Choral Thoughts of Canadian Composers.   As Choral directors we use a large quota of our time looking for the right piece for the […]

“Breathe to satisfy the lungs, not to overcrowd them.” G. B. Lamperti, Italian singing teacher and author. Jamea Sale, Contributing Author, DevelopingVoices.blog One of my private voice students was a former Navy SEAL who, in frustration, said that singing was leaving him light-headed unlike his practice for deep-sea diving. His years of SEAL training presented […]

The 12th World Symposium on Choral Music will be taking place July 11-18, 2020, in Auckland, New Zealand. This is a prestigious and exciting event that takes place once every 3 years. The theme this year will be “People and the Land.” For more information, go here. You can also pre-register for the event and […]

Week 11: Friday, June 1, 2018 “Now Let Me Fly!” Traditional spiritual, arr. Stacey V. Gibbs SSAA divisi, a cappella Equally suited to a large festival chorus or a small-but-mighty advanced ensemble, this spiritual arrangement by Stacey V. Gibbs is a great addition to your women’s/treble repertoire list. Known for his amazing choral arrangements of […]

“Nature recharges me.” Lidia Bastianich Our last concert of the spring is this coming Sunday; I am really looking forward to it. The last couple of rehearsals have been great so I am hoping our concert will be equally as great. I really need a break from my singers; but mostly from what we have […]

Welcome once again to GBW.  This week on Memorial Day you will enjoy a special Memorial Day salute to recognize the human sacrifices of our military members and their families.  The music was selected  especially for this occasion and runs continuously  as we honor those who served…Let us hop and pray that war will stop […]