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I’d be interested to hear from anyone who uses portfolio assessment for their choral classes. What do you include? How do you grade these projects? What do the students think of this type of project? If possible, please message me a copy.  Thank you!!!

A new arrangement of Gustav Holst/Christina G. Rossetti “In the Bleak MidWinter”  (SATB) Piano,  is now ready for your Christmas program by composer Tom Council  (Dallas)       COLLA VOCE Listen to a full recording  IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER

I conduct the 160-voice Greenville (SC) Chorale.    I would like to program an evening of “big band music”.   Anyone have a source (sources) for arrangements of big band music with chorus? I am looking for symphony orchestra instrumentation, not just jazz big band.   thanks for your help

Colleagues,   Do any of you have thoughts about where I should look for a used choral shell and a used choral folder cabinet? My Burnsville, Minnesota church choir has limited resources, like everyone’s choir, and we are in need of these things. Should I just get an Eagle scout to make us some?   […]

Hi — I’ve been asked to lead an inexpensive course on how to listen to music for non-musicians over 50 years old.  There will be eight weeks of one 2-hour session per week.  Total time is 16 hours.  I haven’t decided whether to do one piece (maybe Brahms Requiem?) in depth or try to take […]

I am a music education major. I am creating lesson plans to teach students ways to advocate for the music programs during a time of a declining economy and many budget cuts. If anyone has any ideas of ways to persuade non-music individuals, I would love to hear all opinions!

Does anyone know of any grants or scholarships that could help in funding a trip to the National ACDA Convention?    Also, I remember there being an article in the Choral Journal about writing grants to go to conferences, but which month and year was it?   Does anyone have a grant they have written […]

Greetings,   I’m looking for an appropriate larger work for All-Saints Sunday for  a skilled church choir of about 60 members – excellent soloists in all parts.   I would like to find something of high quality that’s accessible (tonal) and recently written, but that’s just one possibility.   Voicing –  SATB, divisi is fine   […]

Looking to borrow multiple copies or purchase single copy of Kerr or Cable arrangement of ‘Downtown’.  Voicing can be 2, 3 or SAB.

We are going to a percentage grading system this year, and I looking for help from anyone that may have worked out something that works for chorus using percentage grading. I am used to working with rubrics, and they work well for a 4/3/2/1 grading scale. My problem is … what is the difference between […]