REHEARSAL STRATEGIES OF SIR DAVID WILCOCKS by Carl Smith Sir David Willcocks, Music Director Emeritus, King’s College Choir, King’s College, Cambridge University, UK, used three rehearsal strategies which differed from rehearsal strategies used by other choral conductors, with whom I have sung. The first strategy was teaching releases. Many times, in dealing with […]
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Conference Morsel: Technology in Choral Music
(An excerpt from the interest session “Choral Music in the 21st Century: Integrating Technology into Choral Music,” presented by Christopher J. Russell during the 2015 ACDA National Conference.) One of my goals for this presentation was to focus on strategies that can be instantly adopted in the choir rehearsal. One of the emerging technologies […]
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More from Daniel Coyle: Tip #31 To learn a new move, exaggerate it. "Going too far helps us understand where the boundaries are. . . . Don't be halfhearted. You can always dial back later. Go too far so you can feel the outer edges of the move, and then work on building the […]
Instant Christmas Classic!!! David von Kampen’s “A Cradle Hymn” | MusicSpoke
It’s never to early to start planning your holiday programming! “A Cradle Hymn” is David von Kampen’s stunning Christmas piece for SATB chorus unaccompanied. The opening extended vocalise is easily singable by the whole choir and creates an amazing mood. This score is well-suited to children’s and youth choirs or college and university choirs who are looking […]
Conference Morsel: The Psalms
(An excerpt from the interest session “Psalms: Back to the Sources,” presented by Joshua Jacobson during the 2015 ACDA National Conference.) What did the Psalms sound like in antiquity? We know that they were sung, not spoken. We know that 2,000 years ago they were performed in the Temple in Jerusalem by professional musicians […]
Conference Morsel: Dynamic Formations
(An excerpt from the interest session “The Senses Collide: Connecting Artful Movement and Dynamic Formation in Performance,” presented by Rick Bjella during the 2015 ACDA National Conference.) Mentioned earlier was the aspect of allowing the music to be enhanced through careful logistics, such as the case of our CARMINA BURANA presentation and the […]