Week 2: Friday, March 30, 2018 Hello and welcome back to the second installment of my weekly Women’s/Treble Chorus blog, here on Choralnet.org! Last week, I focused on What is a women’s/treble choir? Who sings in a women’s/treble choir? Why?. This week, I’d like to continue with that introduction, looking at the challenges conductors often […]
Search Results for: One from the Folder
One from the Folder: Weekly Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
Week 1: Friday, March 23, 2018 Hello and welcome to the first installment of my weekly Women’s/Treble Chorus blog, here on Choralnet.org! Starting in April, I plan to introduce a new repertoire selection with each post – focusing on subject matter, composer background, text source/author background, range, voicing, harmonic structure, form, rhythmic components, line independence, […]
Emptying the Finale Folder
Music When Soft Voices Die When I chose this text I was not sure how it might fit in with celebrating 20 years of The Texas Voices. But as I began to write the piece, a wonderful former student from my days of directing choirs at W.T. White High School in Dallas became very […]
Emptying the Finale Folder
The Gift to Sing This was written for the 2019 Spring concert of The Texas Voices, Alan Dyer, Director. The concert was called “Soar Away, An a cappella Experience. I found a text by James Weldon Johnson (1825-1938). He was also the author of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” that is often referred to […]
Emptying the Finale Folder
It has taken 16 years to finally get this one out. “SunDancer” was written for a concert entitled “First Voices” in 2008, for The Texas Voices, Alan Dyer, Director. It was only performed at that concert. The score has been updated many times, but has remained in Finale. Now at last, I hope […]
Singing Alone, “The Boogey Man in the Closet”
Standard #1 from NAfME is the best one I think. “Singing alone AND in small groups a varied repertoire of music.” It is of course, crucial in vocal and general music. But it’s value is also present in instrumental focused courses as well. Here’s the thing. It is our job, as music educators to teach individuals. “Ensemble […]