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Perhaps I’m just cranky from all the snow we’ve received here in DC, but another post has just come in from a student in Missouri (there have been several in the past week or so) asking for suggestions for Renaissance and Baroque pieces suitable for middle school singers.  A teacher somewhere in Missouri seems to […]

My church choir is combining with two other church choirs and a dozen or so students from the college choir I’m in to put on a concert to raise money for a team of relief workers going to Haiti this summer. I am currently trying to look for songs that talk about: Humanitarian Efforts, God’s […]

Colleagues, Has any one had any experience with purchasing scores from small independent European publishers? I need to make a purchase of an important score for my research and the German company does not have a secure website, they just want me to send my credit card number in an email, or I can fax […]

Alright, So I’ve been wondering if there is a general consencous out here about which state in the US overall has the best choral programs, both at a high school and college level. I’ve been made to believe that the answer to this would be Texas, and i this is the case, would love to […]

Toreador-a don’t spit on the floor-a; use the cuspidora–that’s what it’s for-a.  Fun and get’s the job done.  Best wishes. e

I know this isn’t so much of a choral question as it is a general music question, but I am searching for a good song to use to teach my 3rd grade students about descending triads. I have a plethora of songs, but most seem too “kiddish” for them, and I would like to see if anyone […]

Hi all,   What is the pronunciation of “sequutur”?  I’m assuming it’s se-kwu’-tur (sorry, can’t do IPA!), but I wasn’t sure about the double “u.”     Thanks! Dan Kreider

I’m working on my Master’s recital program and I can’t find the year that the arranger and conductor (at George Mason Univ.) Stan Engebretson was born.  Anyone know?

I am relatively new to teaching high school choir, and I am working with some of my high school students on solos for music contest. I have each of these young singers doing one song in English and one in Italian. Our problem with tackling the Italian diction is in rolling R’s. I can do […]

I am looking into box office software such as easymatch and Folio for next season.  Does anyone have experience with box office software that prints the tickets?  I am looking for pros & cons of what you like and dislike about the software program you use.