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  “The most crucial and time-consuming element of a successful performance comes before the first rehearsal: learning the score. Beginning with a study of the text one would discover the general overall structure of the oratorio: from the general move to the specific; from the specific the conductor may then be ready to mark his […]

Saturday doesn’t quite have the same punch on a long weekend.  Nevertheless, here’s a little look at Bing Crosby leading the Robert Mitchell Boy Choir.  If only it was this easy.

Athletics and art need not be mutually exclusive . . .

Fixing a weakness is very different from the task of developing a strength. Because they seem to be related under the banner of “improvement”, the two tasks can be confusing. I have worked at both of these tasks, and deity knows, I have plenty of weaknesses and great room to go in developing the strength […]

Here’s a little smile to start the long holiday.

Thanksgiving is next week.  Have you run it yet?   You’ve been working dilligently, doing all of the things that go into a successful rehearsal process (to even attempt to list them all would crash the ACDA server).  But have you run the program yet?  Have you run it front-to-back, without stopping to fix, without […]