We’re visual creatures. We make far more decisions with our eyes than any of us would care to admit. We also listen visually. (If you disagree, then forgo putting your choir in matching attire – let them wear “whatever.”). Look at the attire of the choir in the accompanying video. Based on what you […]
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Annual Youth Choral Festival
Share the energy of the Youth Choral Festival. The Susquehanna Youth, Young Women’s, and Children’s Chorales join the Susquehanna Chorale for a dynamic intergenerational concert. Each choir performs separately and then shares the stage for a moving 200-voice finale. To purchase tickets call 717-691-6036 or visit www.susquehannachorale.org.
Oct 21 Sunday in Siouxland Broadcast
The theme for the Sunday in Siouxland broadcast on October 21, 2012 at 10 a.m. CST is “WISDOM.” Catch the show online at www.kwit-koji.org if you are outside of the local area. The selections are as follows (composer: title, ensemble/conductor, album title, and label): Gregorian Chant: Ave Maris Stella, Chanticleer/Joseph Jennings, Magnificat: A […]
ChoralTech: Why You Might Love iTunes More than You Think
Welcome to part 2 of our 3-part series on basic recording. Last time, we talked about “Recording In”– ways to get audio into your computer, tablet or another device. Next week, we’ll talk about ways to share, edit and distribute audio. This week, though, I wanted to show you a couple of very useful […]
Stick Time: Dynamics
Just as we did in last Friday's installment of "It's About the Phrase," let's examine dynamics. As you listen to this performance from the 2009 ACDA National Conference, consider how our colleague established the dynamic profile. As we would expect, some of the crescendos (and corresponding decrescendos) are subito, while others are quite gradual […]
Helping your singers feel like their contribution is important
Hi everyone, Many thanks to Philip for the invitation to share with you through the ChoralNet blogs! Let's get to it. Since coming to the University of North Texas in 2009, one of my choirs was a chamber choir (24-32 voices), the 2nd of the 3 mixed choirs at UNT. This year, for […]