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I have a new boys ensemble. They are excited about singing and have a LOT of energy.   Half of them are sopranos and the other half are tenors.  Any ideas?

The piano helps in Rehearsals when the singers have not readmusic like in a amateur choir?

In your opinion what benefits the use of piano as a “tool” can bring to the conductor of the choir?   Do you know any book that references about this subject?

New Chorus Director Maria Sensi Sellner will make her Akron conducting debut with the Ohio premiere of Missa Mysteriorum (Mass of the Mysteries) by Nancy Galbraith on March 27 at St. Sebastian Church, 476 Mull Ave. in Akron, at 2 p.m. Sellner will lead the Akron Symphony Chorus (ASC) and members of the Akron Symphony […]

My choir has been invited to sing at the 7th inning stretch at the big rivalry game in a few weeks.  Does anybody have or know of an easy or medium easy a capella version of Take Me Out to the Ballgame?  This could either be a capella SATB or for men’s voices.

I will graduate with a Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education (choral/general concentration) in May, and I am student teaching at a middle school (my most preferred age group). The students are rely heavily on the piano, and I am required to plunk out all of their notes when teaching them their repertoire. At my current […]

Friends – I was preparing to put this great Brahms piece in my choir’s folders and on reviewing the edition in my church library, I don’t care for the English translation.  (O heart subdued with grieving) not too bad, but … “be tranquil” for “sei stille” =will be an ugly sound without lots of work. […]

Hi All,   I’ve been on a search, asked all of my local colleagues, my local music store, and searched high and low for this one.   There is an arrangement of Fum Fum Fum, in English I believe, that has a delayed third Fum at the end of each of the choruses. Several of […]

I am searching for women’s chorus arrangements that come as close as possible to the “real” sounds of these cultures. The major arrangers, publishers, and distributors appear to have very little in this area. Private publishing and manuscripts would be acceptable.   Bill Paisner Director, Southwest Women’s Chorus www. SouthwestWomensChorus.org

It was a pleasure visiting with numerous choral directors at the ACDA National Conference in Chicago last week about attending the World Symposium on Choral Music in Argentina during August 2011.   Many of you have discovered that making an airline reservation to Puerto Madryn is rather complicated, so I would like to offer assistance with your travel arrangements to […]