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Wow, it has been a long while since I have blogged about the music publishing industry.   It looks like Eric Whitacre has taken up my slack, featuring guest blogger John Mackey on his blog: I’ll say that again. If you are a published composer, you keep 10% of the list price on a set […]

A great idea from a former classmate and friend – writing and performing your own choral composition on YouTube:  

Don’t miss this great interview of ACDA Executive Director Tim Sharp from composer Paul Carey, available here:   Part 1. Part 2.   Here is one question and answer – I encourage you to read the entire interview:   PC: You’ve done such amazing work at ACDA in such a short amount of time. How […]

Jeffery Carter has just published his personal Score Marking Guide on his blog.   I want to commend him for doing this for a couple of reasons:   1.  He is publicly sharing his work with the world – more of us need to do this – share our work with others.   2.  He […]

This Blog Will Change the World brings us this:     And then gives us some deeper thinking:  Most reasonable people will grant that “I Think I’m Gonna Throw Up” is unsuitable for any liturgical service; it’s essentially a novelty song, one which will make an occasional appearance at summer camps until the camp counsellors […]

Quite impressive video and singing:     Check out their website and electronic media kit. A great model for today’s choir!

They’re working on conducting Wagner’s Ring, but I think the lesson would apply equally to choral music:     h/t Podium Speak

See if you can do nothing for two minutes. If you can’t, maybe your problems aren’t caused by your environment.

I love mining Twitter for Choral Music Jewels.   Seen on Twitter today:   “We take Ashford to mass every Sunday.  We’re not Catholic, we just want him to develop an appreciation for choral music.”  

ACDA is announcing some new benefits for its members!   1. Classical Singer: Members qualify for a FREE 1-year Standard Web Subscription. It includes full access to all the articles online, the CS Archives, and the CS Directories.   2. Ensemble Manager: Members can create a FREE Ensemble Manager account that will allow you to […]