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Help with keeping students in choir!
I am a first year high school choir teacher who is just about to wrap up the year in a couple weeks. I must say there have been many problems along the way, and I have worked really hard to resolve them. The program is still a bit dysfunctional since it was almost cut from […]
K-3 chorus repertoire help?
I am teaching a week-long K-3 summer chorus. We will meet for 4 hours a day, so I’m looking for a great variety of choral pieces and well as singing games to keep things lively each day. My budget is small. Any suggestions?
Philip Copeland takes position at Samford University
ChoralNet blogger Philip Copeland will move a few miles south to direct choral music in the fall. The choir director at UAB for the past nine years, Copeland will become director of choral activities at Samford University, replacing Timothy Banks, who retired this month. As associate professor, he will focus on the A Cappella Choir, […]
Men’s Acapella “Pokemon Theme”
My son is looking for a men’s acapella version of the Pokemon theme song for his high school choir. Below is an example of the song but he is looking for any arrangement. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0AAuSADGmw I’d appreciate any input or thoughts for this crazy request. Greg Wheatley Musical Director Glen Ellyn Wheaton Chorale
Children’s choir
Hi there all. My friend and I have been conductors and music educators in the past. subsequently we left these for adjudication in different music fraternities. we have recently met again and had discussion about starting childrens choir. we want to make sure that we leave no stone unturned with regard to ensuring that we […]
Re: Criteria for choosing adjudicators
Dear Robert, I found your resonse to my comments on Sept 02 2009 very helpful. our main challenge in South Africa is that our Provinces are divided into Regions. each region has its on regional music committee. most of the time these committee member have very little interest in choral music. therefore choral music is […]
Helping a Singer with Vibrato
Anyone out there have success with methods to help singers “get” vibrato? I’m working with a very musical man right now who has sung in choirs for years, but has never had voice lessons. His voice is seemingly “held” in a straight tone mode. My understanding of vibrato is that it will happen naturally, […]
Medleys? – Broadway, 60s, 50s, for adult SAB
Hello: I’m looking for some fun, (but not SO long), medleys (like less than 10min) – i’m also searching the other discussions here, but thought i’d go ahead and put out my own inquiry. Thank you! SP