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I have read several articles and some research on the male voice change. I have read James C. McKinney’s book and he briefly addresses the voice change. Are there any other pedagogy books that address the voice change to a greater extent?

I am working on a project for a choral literature class that I am currently taking in school.  I am hoping for some other suggestions (besides Open Thou Mine Eyes, the piece I am working on right now) of John Rutter choral works that are standard and maybe not so standard in the repertoire.  Thank […]

Generous Colleagues,   My name is Rodger Guerrero, and I have been a high school choral conductor in California or 25 years.  I have also recently returned to the Univ. of Southern California doctoral choral program (part-time).    In one of my current courses I am responsible for generating topics for two Roundtable-like discussions.  One topic concerns […]

Hello! I am a music education major at Pacific Lutheran University and I am taking a Secondary Choral Methods class. A part of our final project is to create a handbook for our students outlining the rules, guidelines for uniforms, attendance policies and an idea of concert and dress rehearsal dates. We have been encouraged […]

I was considering doing River in Judea arranged by John Leavitt with my high school choir. I have heard some people do not like this piece, but I have never heard any specifics as to why. I was wondering if people could give me some insight to what these issues could be and their expericences […]

Dear Friends, I have just decided that I would like to get some of the young teens who serve as acolytes at the Episcopal church in which I work to sing something for our Christmas eve service.  We don’t have a children’s group at the church but there is  a very loyal group of teenagers who serve […]

I am an ‘old fart’ when it comes to teaching voice, not accepting students until 1 year post puberty to begin teaching (both ladies and gentlemen).  I do not have a big stable of singers partly because of this, but the ones I have do not possess vocal issues or other related drama.   With […]

The church choir I direct has a long history of including children in the adult choir, with some joining as soon as they could read, but it has never been a problem…until now. I currently have 4 kids in there, the 12 and 8 year old boys and 12 year old girl are giving me […]

With a long history of song festivals, Estonia is a country where singing has served the purpose of both entertainment and political protest. Today’s young Estonians are keeping up this tradition. The small Baltic country of Estonia has hundreds of choirs, which meet at schools, churches and even factories. Many towns hold regular music festivals […]

by Leslie Gray Streeter, The Palm Beach Post Boynton Beach Community High School’s Dimensional Harmony show choir got its moment in the national spotlight on Friday, when it appeared live on “The Today Show” in New York. All through Today’s fourth hour at 10 a.m., the show kept airing footage of the choir’s exuberant reaction […]