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(An excerpt from the interest session, "Critical Thinking in the Choral Rehearsal," by Jessica Napoles [with Sandra Babb and Matthew Garrett]. Presented during the 2013 ACDA National Conference.)          Critical thinking skills are valued in education throughout the curriculum, and there are tremendous benefits for music students when teachers incorporate critical thinking into daily […]

(An excerpt from the interest session, “Essential Building Blocks: The Rehearsal Techniques of Robert Shaw,” by Pamela Elrod Huffman. Presented during the 2013 ACDA National Conference.)   Adding the Text   Just as the chorus has agreed upon the production of the other elements in a piece of music, so must it agree on matters […]

Conference Reflections: Miami by Paul Carey   You can still sign up to attend the 2013 ACDA National Conference in Dallas- get off that fence and join the fun and excitement of world class music and the amazing fellowship which choral music brings to us all.   Today I am going to relate personally memorable […]

COMPOSITION SPOTLIGHT ~ by Jack Senzig   (Each week we look at a piece of useful repertoire from the ChoralNet Community Composition Showcase.  A variety of voicings and levels of difficulty will be presented.  Enjoy!)   Soon One Day by Michael Sandvik SATB a cappella (click for PDF and AUDIO) Level: High School or higher Uses: Sacred, General […]

Guest ChoralTech Blogger Seth Garrepy has taken us through why we need a website, and how to purchase one– in the third and final part of this DIY Website Crash Course, Seth tells us what to do with it once we have one!   “I Have a Website, Now What?”   In the past two […]