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Dear colleagues,   Am having problems with a student – good vocal range comfortable from C3 to D6, but she has a hard time transiting from speaking to singing voice.   I’ve put her in Alto for a some time and am hoping to see her hitch in on her head voice, but my exercises […]

Hi all,  My church is looking to add on a youth music director. We are a very young church, possibly with more children than adults. We’ve had volunteer children’s choir directors, but none have had the commitment to it the rector and I desire. I tried to assume some of the roles myself but found […]

As a Choral Director in a 3A school (Oklahoma), I am interested in current rates of extra duty pay for our state.  I am vocal director for grades 4-12, and, in addition to the usual contests and concerts, produce musicals for JH and HS grades each year.  Is there any source of information for this […]

We have a church of about 100 active members.  We have a small choir of about 15 members with a one hour rehersal and one hour service per week.  Currently, the choir director makes the choral selections for the weekly service.  We have a separate organist / pianist.   Currently, our church is suffering financially […]

Oklahoma City visual artist and graphic designer Tammy Brummell is featured in a February 11, 2011 article in NewsOK, a news outlet for The Oklahoman. Brummell is the designer for much of the graphic design featured in Choral Journal, the official journal of the American Choral Directors Association. Brummell describes her process in this interview, […]

Can anyone suggest a choral arrangement of a song from 60’s?   Thank you,   Angelika

Choral legend Alice Parker agreed the only time people seem to sing together is during the holidays. "Even at sporting events, it's one person singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner,'" she said in a phone interview from her Massachusetts home. "Then it's usually one voice that isn't suited to it." That's why, for the past 30 years, […]

EDMONTON, AB — Dozens of seniors have a better idea of just how lucky they were to escape a roof collapse in north Edmonton on Tuesday. It was just before 1:00 on Tuesday afternoon when a large portion of the roof at the Northgate Lions Seniors Recreation Centre came crashing to the ground. Nearly forty […]

By Angel Carpenter EUGENE, OR – Louise Kienzle, music teacher at Humbolt Elementary School in Canyon City, has won a state music education award. She received a plaque for the 2011 Excellence in Elementary Music Education Award on Jan. 15, at the Oregon Music Educators Association State Conference in Eugene. Kienzle teaches music to grades […]

Looking for a short, homophonic german language setting that sounds AWESOME in cathedrals in Germany and Austria. Any suggestions and where I can find the scores, preferrably free???