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A great video that demonstrates the power of music:    

 The Composers of Choral Music Community ChoralNet Composer of the Month for April, 2012 is Greg Bartholomew.     Excerpt from blog post:        The quintessential element that separates choral composers from instrumental composers is of course, text.  How a composer handles that text speaks volumes to the quality of the work.   Greg […]

Smooth our those edges on this Saturday . . .

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 […]