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Hi,   Our church is interested in starting a school for the arts which would offer music, drama, dance lessons, etc in a Christian environment.   I would love to hear from anyone who has experience doing this and would be willing to share how you have done this?  I’m especially interested in how to fund it […]

Hello all,   I’m looking for a translation of Gastoldi’s Il Curioso. I’ve had some success using Italian-English dictionaries and using Google’s translation service, but some phrases just don’t seem to make sense yet. The text is below. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.   Dimmi ch’è il mio core Ch’è del mio cor, Ninfa gentil […]

Where can I find some background information on the text of these three pieces?

  A searchable Choral Journal index is now available to members on the ACDA website.  The index covers Volumes 19-50 (1979-2010) and can be downloaded for free by ACDA members.  The Choral Journal index is an important source of information for researchers, choral music students, and libraries and this electronic version makes it even easier to search for articles.  Simply […]

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY – Giving back to the community is something to sing about for choir members of the Harmony Project – one of the recipients at the Bridge Builders Awards tonight at Lincoln Theatre. The Center For Healthy Families will formally introduce itself to Columbus by holding the first Bridge Builders Awards ceremony, recognizing […]

Dear Colleagues:   I am putting together the final pieces for my school’s spring concert which is music of war and peace.  My selections so far have been pretty heavy and need some more light and upbeat pieces.  There are some examples in our resources from Choralnet but they are 7-8 years old and I […]

  Regarding the story  “Jewish Choral Participation Survey Yields Interesting Results” (posted to the ChoralNet News section, and also available at http://www.jewishexponent.com/article/22046/ ).   I’d like to point out that this article – published in The Jewish Exponent, Philadelphia’s Jewish newspaper – happened because Arbel Chorale’s president (Enid Krasner, also my wife) “pitched” the article to the […]

I realize this is a bit outside the choral realm,  but it does affect voice lessons. At the small liberal arts college where teach, the registrar has just announced that private lessons will no longer be listed in the course schedule because the numerous individual lesson listings take up too much space. Lessons will still be offered, of course, but students […]

Last year saw the launch of New Zealand’s first choir — the Brainwave Singers — offering music therapy for people with neurological conditions. The inspiration for the launch of this choir was the success of a similar choir in London. Bay of Plenty District Health Board, Speech and Language therapist and cofounder of The Brainwave […]

Hey everyone –   I’m trying to put together the repertoire for my 5th grade general music classes and I’m stuck.  I’ve worked on this for hours and need some help.  I want to do four pieces and here’s what I’ve got so far:   1. Christmas is Coming (3 part traditional round) 2. Still, […]