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ChoralTech: Why You Might Love iTunes More than You Think
Welcome to part 2 of our 3-part series on basic recording. Last time, we talked about “Recording In”– ways to get audio into your computer, tablet or another device. Next week, we’ll talk about ways to share, edit and distribute audio. This week, though, I wanted to show you a couple of very useful […]
Stick Time: Dynamics
Just as we did in last Friday's installment of "It's About the Phrase," let's examine dynamics. As you listen to this performance from the 2009 ACDA National Conference, consider how our colleague established the dynamic profile. As we would expect, some of the crescendos (and corresponding decrescendos) are subito, while others are quite gradual […]
Helping your singers feel like their contribution is important
Hi everyone, Many thanks to Philip for the invitation to share with you through the ChoralNet blogs! Let's get to it. Since coming to the University of North Texas in 2009, one of my choirs was a chamber choir (24-32 voices), the 2nd of the 3 mixed choirs at UNT. This year, for […]
Scholarly Abstractions: German Motets of Schütz
Garrepy, Stacey A. Toward A New Stylistic Ideal: The German Motets of Heinrich Schütz. Master of Music thesis. University of Oklahoma, 2011. This document analyzes the chronological style anomalies (viz. the presence of both late Renaissance and early Baroque influences) in the compositions of Heinrich Schütz as evidenced through his vernacular German motets. In […]
Stick Time: Remembering the Gems
It’s funny how we forget things. A couple years ago, my touring program included Dawson’s “Ezekiel Saw De Wheel.” After the concert a colleague who had been in the audience exclaimed, “Wow! I’d forgotten all about that piece. I’m going to program that!” Sure enough, the score was in her choir’s folders when I […]
Choral Caffeine: Imagine What It Will Do for YOU
(From the article “President Gary Weidenaar interviews Scott Peterson, Richard Nance, and Solveig Holmquist; Three Previous Presidents Provide Perspective on the Organization,” by Gary Weidenaar. Northwest Division Online Newsletter, Fall, 2012) Gary Weidenaar: You have all given countless hours to the organization, but what do you feel ACDA has given you? Scott Peterson: […]
Composition Spotlight: O Captain! My Captain!
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!) O Captain! My Captain! by Andrew Bowling for TTBB and piano (click for partial PDF and audio) Level: High School Men’s […]
How Old Were You?
When was the first time you conducted a real ensemble? I bet for a lot of us, it wasn't until college. Well, this kid is here to make us all feel bad about ourselves… via Slipped Disk
Introducing New Blogger: Richard Sparks
A few weeks ago I announced an opportunity to share the "bully pulpit" (i.e. ChoralBlog) with more authors. It has been extremely successful! We've had a number of guest bloggers (see here, here, here, & here) and new blogger Joshua Bronfman has already been quite active.. Today, I'm proud to introduce another official new blogger to […]