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Hello, I am new to high school choir moving up from the elementary.  I need to turn in lesson plans for at the beginning of the week, and and I am not sure what those should look like.  I do have a geneal idea of how I want to structure the class periods.  I would […]

I teach a 5-6 school where all 5th graders take Choir, Band, Art, and Tech and then choose their favorite elective to take all year in 6th grade. It’s basically in house recruiting! So I am looking for a 3rd piece to teach them that is very catchy and maybe has a pop music feel that […]

Go here to hear Clare Shore’s Tropical Blessing for SAB and handbells (c. 50 seconds): http://www.clareshore.com/LRoom.htm The words are by the composer: Praise God, the Father, our Creator!/Bless all of us, He is our maker!/ Bless paw and hoof, burrow and roost;/Bless equine, bovine, canine, feline, Osprey, egret, woodpecker, Little Blue;/Bless Spot and Puff and Grandma, […]

I teach at a grade 7-12 charter school. This fall I am starting a multi-generational choir of parents, faculty, board, students, alumni etc. It appears that I will have a nicely balanced group of about 30 singers (possibly a few more) with some experienced section leaders, as well as a few beginners. I am looking […]

Dear friends, here you have two pieces may be interesting for your repertory. As I am doing a promotion, I’ll provide  all materials for free if interested in programming for your concerts DANZA PRIMA. Symphonic piece for Symphonic Orchestra, Tenor soloist and choirs. 20 min. here is a 3 last minutes videoclip of the piece. […]

I need to buy LED (battery operated ) folder lights for my choir.  If you’ve purchased these, please let me know if there is a brand(or company) that you would especially recommend (or not)?  Be sure to note order info….  Thanks!   Tom Brown Austin, TX

For Your Ladies.  “The Kiss”  (SSAA, Keyboard) Text by Sara Teasdale. Music by Tom Council.   “the girls loved singing it and our audience loved  hearing it” (Catherine Glaser-Climie, “Cantare” Canada) ALLIANCE MUSIC PUBLICATIONS Listen : THE KISS

I’d like to suggest not a book but a very special song to sing in many languages: “Now it’s time for leaving/Neigen sich die Stunden/…”, this choral farewellsong is published by HELBLING/Austria in many languages (www.helbling.com)   You can listen to this choral song on youtube in various interpretations: http://www.youtube.com/user/MrCantemus#p/u/18/loRvClD9Cfs   Enjoy – Lorenz

Does anyone have a recommendation for a great book I can use in my high school program to teach proper pronunciation of the main singing lanugages:  French, Latin, Italian, German, English….

  Love to have suggestions for 4-5 Latin Motets for Mass to be sung at St. Peter’s in June of 2011, a cappella, 2-3 minutes in length, for treble choir.  Thank you so much!