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This is a followup on my previous entry, An Opportunity for Every Child.   How We Are Going to Do It Over the last two years I have traveled the country holding round table discussions, children’s leader summits, focus group and industry meetings, attending association and guild events, and engaging in numerous detailed discussions on […]

A soprano has a bad night:   There were times when I didn’t even want to look at David, even though I knew I should. I mean, he is the Conductor and all. I suppose I should have looked at what he was doing occasionally. But I knew he’d be giving me the Evil Eye […]

Choral music lifts spirits.  Even in a flood.   This from Nashville during the flood: The Morgan Park students were forced to leave their hotel rooms, abandoning their costumes and personal belongings, and headed for higher ground. “When we went to the upstairs, to the ballroom, we sang, and people were like, ‘Wow,’ recalled choral director […]

Branding means so much these days, whether you know it or not.  A brand is “a person’s gut feeling about a product, service, or organization.”  (look here for a great presentation on the topic, viewed over 500,000 times).   Tim Sharp is a savvy guy.  (i’ve had to stop using the word “sharp” to define […]

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 […]

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