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Hello,My name is Andrew Pollard, and I have currently been given a repertoireproject to present in my Choral Literature class. I was wondering if youcould give me some suggestion of pieces I should do for my project. We areto come up with a compile list of 10 repertoire pieces and presentinformation to the class, thus […]

The reality for me (at least here in the UK) is that most of the community choirs and singing workshops that I have ever lead are made up of white, middle class women in their 50s and older!   I know some choirs manage a wide spread of age ranges and backgrounds, but most of […]

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 […]