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ACDA has a new logo – see it here:   (i love it – clean – modern – and it tells who we are without the cryptic initials – more descriptors below)   Here is a way of understanding some of the branding changes:   “American Choral Directors” is primary, with “Association” being the secondary statement, […]

Eric himself pointed out this cartoon. (look here for it posted on his blog)   Pretty funny – Enjoy. (originally from Tone Deaf Comics)    

As I first mentioned on Sunday, ChoralNet will begin to feature commentary from ACDA Executive Director Tim Sharp as a regular feature.    What follows is directly from Tim:   One of four initiatives I outlined in my vision for the work of the American Choral Directors Association is a 21st century ACDA that establishes the […]

Dan Krieder is doing a great service for the world of choral music with his thoughtful posts about choral music.   We’ve featured his previous posts when he talked about listening, communication with the audience, and the essence of rhythm.   This new post lists ten marks of a singing culture.  The first mark holds […]

ACDA Executive Director Tim Sharp has been moving and shaking in his role as leader of the American Choral Directors Association.    We’ll begin a new feature on ChoralNet in the near future that gives Tim an opportunity to speak about issues that are on his mind in a space that is a bit more dynamic than his […]

It is always a good time for some King’s Singers:    

Mark Schweizer provides some entertaining diversions provided via St. James Music Press. Definitions: Incomplete Cadence – harmonius interruptus.Metronome – small elves which live in the London subway system.Basso Continuo – When the director can’t get them to stop.Score – Sopranos 3, Tenors 0.Polychoral Motet – Six parrots singing “Cantate Domino.”Aleatoric (Chance) Music – Music performed by the random selection of pitches […]

Amelia Nagoski’s new blog starts off with an entertaining riff on the image of conductors in the media: I’ve never seen a fictitious conductor who was a great conductor.  Instead, I have observed, fictitious conductors tend to be jerks who flail.  A number of excellent videos illustrate her point. 

I know some of you are bored with my paranoia about copyrights, but check this out. The Obama administration’s “Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator” has asked for public input on copyright policy, and the recording and movie industries promptly proposed the most ridiculous, industry-slanted rules George Orwell could possible imagine: The RIAA and MPAA want spyware […]

A recent commenter on this blog quoted: “An amateur rehearses until he can do it right.  A professional rehearses until he cannot do it wrong!” At the same time, author Gerald Klickstein challenges the perfectionist mindset: [T]here’s a big difference between precision and perfection. Actually, when it comes to music, the notion of ‘perfection’ seems like an […]