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I’ve been teaching at a private girls school for the last four years and I am noticing a trend amongst my Intermediate choir. Our department is designed with three levels of singers, a 1-semester beginning choir open to anyone (usually 30 kids), the intermediate Concert Choir (50-56 singers; auditioned freshman, girls who passed the beginning […]

Does anyone have copies of the brass parts to Koepke’s Risen, Alleluia?

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I am wondering the correct ecclesiastical pronunciation of two Latin words “patiens” and “invicem.”   “patiens” According to the Correct Pronunciation of Latin According to Roman Usage, spelled TI will be “ti” (not “tsi”) in case of infinitive of deponent and passive verb when enlarged. It shows an example of pati-patier-patior. I am wondering the […]

  Does anyone know where or how to find audible pronunciation for the Mozart Requiem and other Masterworks online?  Thank you.  

I am looking for Renaissance and Baroque pieces that would be suitable for Middle or High School choirs. Thanks!

I have a cast of eleven high schoolers (ages 14-17) preparing for a spring musical. They have good voices with little choir experience and some stage experience among them. Lots of potential in the group!!!!     What can I do to help them develop their stage voices, both singing and speaking?  Thank you!!!! 

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 […]