What are the basic requirements needed for children to learn to sing? The physical ability to sing depends on the degree of normal and healthy development of the vocal mechanism (larynx, vocal folds, breathing apparatus), and on one’s neuro-biological ability to process music pitch.
Anyone who has heard a child improvise melodies from the crib knows it is a precious sound. Little ones can babble repetitive songs with pitch accuracy as early as the age of ten months. It’s likely these children have been sung to and/or have heard singing frequently during the pre-birth and early infant years.
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Looking for SATB a cappella holiday pieces?
If anyone is still looking for a couple of “light” SATB choral pieces for the holidays, consider Clare Shore’s Three a cappella Carols, published by E.C. Schirmer. To Listen: http://www.clareshore.com/3carols.htm To Order: Canticle Distributors (canticledistributing.com) or Sheetmusicplus.com: (http://bit.ly/1VryzvM) “Suitable for small or large choruses, Clare Shore’s ‘Three a cappella Carols’ utilize traditional English texts in […]
Robert Applebaum wins 2018 Illinois-ACDA Choral Composition Contest
The winner of the 2018 Illinois-ACDA Choral Composition Contest is Robert Applebaum of Menlo Park, California, for his marvelous piece for SSAA choir, “Rain Music”. In addition to a cash prize of $1,000, Mr. Applebaum had his winning composition performed and recorded by all of the attendees at the IL-ACDA 2018 Summer Retreat this past […]
One from the Folder: Weekly Repertoire Thoughts for Women’s/Treble Choirs
Week 5: Friday, April 20, 2018 “Stepping Westward” by Libby Larsen Text by Denise Levertov SAA w div, oboe, handbells, marimba “Stepping Westward,” composed in 1995, using text by author Denise Levertov from Poems 1960-1967, focuses on pioneer and frontierswomen from the Old West, sharing their tales of sacrifice, hardship, loss, joy, and independence. Larsen’s […]
Music Within Reach: Christmas in August, Baroque-Style!
It is safe to say that there are certain choral works we hear around the holidays year after year after year. They are time-honored, audiences love them, and our adult choirs know them very well. But there are many other pieces that work well at Christmastime that deserve to be shared with our performers and […]
Free Scores to Recently Published Choral Works by Gregory J. Hutter
I have much inventory of recent choral works of mine that were returned to me after I severed my ten-year affiliation with E.C. Schirmer Music Company last year. I am willing to donate these scores (and will even cover the shipping) to any interested parties on the condition that a performance is guaranteed. To peruse […]