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Music downloads are not performances, court rules
A Second Circuit Court of Appeals handed down mixed results for Internet music providers today in a ruling in New York. The appeals panel rejected claims by the royalty group ASCAP that downloads were live performances and said that transfers alone didn’t amount to a public airing. Terms in the Copyright Act made it clear that a performance involved […]
Kodály “Wine, Sweet Wine” or “Méz, Méz, Méz”
Hello all, My treble choir ordered Kodaly’s “Mez…” but the lyrics are only in English. I was wondering if anyone had access to the original Hungarian. I’ve been looking all over the internet with no luck… Thank you! Joanna
Demo Concert Ideas
I am thinking of making my first Fall concert a demo concert. I only have 6th graders and only 4 – 5 songs to sing. I am thinking about showing what types of warm ups we do and some sight-reading in between the concert pieces. Have any of you done this? If so, how was it received by […]
Choir Facebook Page
I am thinking about starting a Facebook page for my choir students. I was wondering if anyone else does this and if so what kinds of things you do with it. I have some ideas but would like to hear from others. Thanks, Stephanie
LA Children’s Chorus Announces Nationwide Search for New Executive Director
David Scheidemantle, Chair of Los Angeles Children’s Chorus (LACC), widely regarded as one of the world’s foremost children’s choirs, announced the choir is conducting a nationwide search for a new executive director to replace outgoing director Rachel Fine, who, after four outstanding years of service, has accepted a position as executive director of Los Angeles […]
Pedagogy or Stubbornness?
Dear Listers, I have a young lady in my top treble choir, age 14, who I just moved from S1 to alto. I did this after much careful consideration, and only after having listened to her range and vocal technique. She has made it abundantly clear to me that she prefers to sing S1. […]
British (med-fast) music
Hi all, I am new to the forum, and I have a question. I am putting together a concert of composers from UK, and I was looking for something med-fast. Do you guys have any suggestion? We did “Carol”, from Sacred and Profane by Britten, and I was looking something similar. Any advise is […]
Christmas program ideas
Hi, I’m looking for ideas for a church choir Christmas program. I would like to do something similar to a Festival of Lessons and Carols but with mostly Christmas readings and music (based on Luke 2 and Matthew 2), Has anyone done a similar program or do you have any suggestions for readings that might […]
Which chairs should we buy?
We will soon purchase chairs for a choral rehearsal hall in a new facility at our university. We currently have (and like) the standard Wenger student chairs. Are there other chairs that should be considered?
A chorus class that doesn’t sing!
I have a 7th grade chorus class made up of 30 singers (7 boys, the rest are girls). They are very frustrating because no matter what we do, they just do not sing! They barely participate in warm-ups and sight-reading. They show no interest in the music that we do either. I have tried to […]