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Online Auditions for Choir and Voice
If voice teachers are giving voice lessons via Skype and Eric Whitacre is awarding scholarships from auditions on YouTube, can online choir auditions be very far away? I can think of “sightreading” as a possible downside, but that’s all. What do you think? Skype Voice Lessons: Eric Whitacre Scholarship Winner: […]
The Progression
Do you ever have the sense that your choir thinks you are talking about someone else when you make a correction during a rehearsal? I do, and one of my students helped me come up with this pyramid yesterday.
The Band Industry is Killing Music Education
My colleague told me this story about a recent happening in the “band” world that you may not have heard about: Here is the outline of the story: 1. On January 30, 2005, a parent wrote an article in the Washington Post that bemoaned instrumental music education in general and substandard literature in […]
Online ACDA Voting: Highest Turnout Ever
It is another great technology development for ACDA: the turnout for the most recent presidential election was the highest ever and Karen Fulmer was elected President. First, congratulations to Karen. Second, congratulations to ACDA! Here are some of the details: Over 12% of active membership voted in the National election and bylaws. […]
Happy Birthday, Franz Schubert – b. 1797
We celebrate the great Franz Schubert:
The Chant Jock
It’s true. The Recovering Choir Director brings us news of the attractive leading the way with chant. Didn’t this happen in the 1980’s?
Highlighting what we sing: Using Google Docs for Choir Tasks
I am exploring different ways of using Google Docs for my choirs and I hit upon a new one today: highlighting the text. Here was my task: I’m working up Mendelssohn’s “Die erste Walpurgisnacht” for the Alabama Symphony My chorus speaks Alabama, not German Our language expert is coming Monday to help us I […]
Will the Apple “iPad” Revolutionize Music Publishing?
After the much anticipated announcement of the release of the Apple tablet, the “iPad“, yesterday – it got me thinking – will this finally be the step that makes digital music stands a reality? Perhaps with the price tag starting at $499 per iPad, maybe not just yet. However, I can’t help but to think […]
Like Leonardo
ACDA Executive Director Tim Sharp is blogging (and twittering). His most recent blog takes a look at some of the habits of Leonardo Da Vinci: -Leonardo kept a notebook, writing all of his ideas down, no matter how trivial or inconsequential. He tied his notebook around his waist and it served as his constant companion. In […]
How do you recruit?
Are you adept at recruiting students to your program? A favorite music blog of mine deals with the essence of good recruiting: I have picked up recruiting pointers along the way. (An athletics director at Oxymoron was particularly helpful in suggesting ways to make students feel welcome, even if one is on a limited recruiting […]