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I love that the Presbyterians (PCUSA version) are doing a slow unveil of their new Hymnal, Glory to God.   This week’s sneak peek is a listing of the hymns they will include.  I was a little concerned when I saw the title A Prophet Woman Broke a Jar but I felt a little better […]

       Engaged learning suggests a personal commitment, responsibility, and ownership by the learner that is more than active participation. The process of making and learning music meansthinking and feeling musically. Consequently, music educators must provide opportunities for learners to produce, perceive, and reflect’ within and beyond performance through musical doing, thinking, feeling, and sharing.        […]

       All voice teachers and choir directors appreciate the importance of correct singing posture and in so doing have most likely given appropriate instruction to their singers, particularly as a necessary condition for achieving proper breath support and vitalization of tone. Nonetheless, even conscientious singers often forget their instruction and need to be remindedof the […]

(From the interest session “Catch as Catch Can,” by Joyce Click.  Presented during the 2012 Central Division Conference)   When looking for repertoire that provides a wide variety of contrapuntal opportunities, look no further than rounds, canons, catches, and part songs.  These devices can be used at all levels of choral instruction to improve harmonization, […]

Music teaches fractions?     Yes, and a whole lot more.     We at ChoralNet like to celebrate whenever big time news outlets feature music prominently.  This from NPR: Math teachers know that fractions can be hard for the average third-grader. Teachers at a public school in San Bruno, Calif., just south of San […]

Take a break, church musicians.  Enjoy Andy’s fix for Barney the soloist in a choir concert:    

This was an Easter surpise for me:    

Don't miss this special interview within a mini-documentary titled Demystifying Conducting: The Connection Between Gesture and Music.    In the video,Alan Gilbert, music director of the New York Philharmonic, demonstrates and discusses the role of a conductor.    The computer graphics are spectacular and so is the content.   Special thanks to Brian Galante for […]

ACDA members now have yet another fabulous benefit available to them: ACDA Smartphone App! This application includes ACDA’s exclusive “First Listen” program, a “Choral Library” featuring reviews of new music, a quiz section, ACDA News, ChoralNet, and a direct a contact feature. You can download this App directly from  your smart phone device. iPhone users […]