(An excerpt from the interest session “Teach Phrasing First: Practical Considerations for Teaching Artistry at the Beginning of the Rehearsal Process,” presented by Steve Grives during the 2014 ACDA North Central Division Conference) Imagine you are at the dress rehearsal of your choirs’ performance. Perhaps, you have prepared a choral/orchestral work, and as […]
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ONLY OPERA CHOR– USES
I am in Love with opera music. I see a Milky Way of Music. You stand in awe and recognise the divergent world of music is no different from complexity of the heavens. Some stars are gone, but their light remains and I see Bach and Mozart. Some stars are far bigger and represent our […]
What Fair Use Is (and Isn’t)
(commons.wikimedia.org) A teacher came to me last week asking if it was copyright-compliant to download a YouTube video to show in an upcoming concert. “After all,” she surmised, “it’s publicly viewable already, and we’re a school, so it’s fair use, right?” Fair Use is that aspect of U.S. copyright law which gives considerable leeway […]
Two free vocal albums, for Educators and their students: Free from Mister Tim
A special offer for ChoralNet users: two complete albums from Mister Tim, free for download for you and your students: http://www.mistertimdotcom.com/freemusic "The Funky Introvert" is 19 tracks of original music featuring Mister Tim's progressive indie rock as performed in his solo live-looping shows. Many tracks are appropriate performance pieces for forward-thinking choral groups and scholastic […]
Conference Morsel: Selecting High Quality World Music
(An excerpt from the interest session “Music Beyond Borders: World Music for Intermediate Treble Choirs,” presented by Brian C. Murray during the 2014 ACDA Southwestern Division Conference) As gatekeepers and translators of culture (Abril, 2006; Anderson, 1993), it is the responsibility of choral conductors to broaden our students’ musical experience beyond what is […]
Conference Morsel: Authentic Performance Practice of World Choral Music
(An excerpt from the interest session “Music Beyond Borders: World Music for Intermediate Treble Choirs,” presented by Jennifer Alarcon during the 2014 ACDA Southwestern Division Conference) Create a lasting memory, reinforce the love of choral music in a singer’s heart, and amaze your audience with an authentic performance of a world choral piece! Performances […]