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I ran across these two interesting videos – fascinating, aren’t they?  I’m not sure who “CAROSAXONE” is, but I really like the YouTube videos:      

For the first time in history, those of us that work with volunteers in our organizations are working with five living generations. Four of them are working together in the workplace and exist side by side as members of our choirs and potential volunteer leaders within our organizations. These five generations are:   G.I. Generation […]

With Michael Stipe of REM and producer Brian Eno. I notice Colbert is pretty closely glued to the teleprompter, though:     h/t The Colbert Report Get More: Colbert Report Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,Video Archive   h/t A Cappella News

Earlier I posted a singer's reaction, posted on her blog, to a conductor's audition. Now another conductor has auditioned, and here is her reflection. (Each conductor rehearsed and performed with the group.)   [conductor] was providing positive reinforcement throughout the entire performance and was giving off this tuned-into-the-music but zoned-out-of-reality kind of vibe. That is […]

I saw this tweet other day from @katiesw1 where she discussed her choices for the top iPad apps for music teachers.   Her list included: Garage Band ForScore SymphonyPro MadPad EverydayLooper DropBox Evernote   To me, her list reminds me of the days of technology in music education when most of the discussion surrounded keyboards, […]

I didn’t know ChorusAmerica had a YouTube site, but they do . . . and here they are wishing the world a Happy Thanksgiving.  Thanks, ChorusAmerica!    

This is my favorite Thanksgiving video associated with choral music.     Wait – strike that – this is my favorite choral music video of all time.     Does anyone know of a better three minutes on YouTube?  If I am remembering the original broadcast correctly, this hymn came at the very end of […]

Talented student Josh Bullock recently passed this on to me:     It is a joke . . . not a judgement!   Alternate title:  Did Jesus wear underwear?  

Periods have their own flavor, don’t they?  A work of the Baroque “feels” different than one from the Rennaisance.  Given the explosion of compositional techniques over the past 150 years, even smaller increments of time seem to have become little “mini-periods.”  Here is an example of composition from the mid-1970s.

“Those who fail to prepare, prepare to fail.”   It’s broken my heart to observe that axiom play out in far too many vocal auditions.  How many talented, well-intentioned high school singers have missed an opportunity to display their skills in the best possible light simply because no one told them what to expect and […]