Forgive me for being Captain Obvious, but it’s true: first impressions count. Whether it’s dressing for the job interview, meeting the future in-laws, or the first hit in a football game, the initial moments of any new experience create a long-lasting ripple effect (perhaps far longer than we want it to). For the […]
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Peak your Vision
School is starting? Time to plan your next retreat! ACDA has got something new for directors of youth and children's choirs – they are calling it “Peak Your Vision,” and it will take place January 14 & 15, 2012 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown. “We are eager to welcome conductors and teachers from throughout North […]
Waiting – Advent Lessons and Carols
Hi, I have a new anthem with Augsburg Fortress. It’s called Waiting and it is for 3-pt (any) voices, flute, piano, and opt. handbells. It’s a round on this text – We are waiting, we are waiting for the Lord to come down and be with us. It would make a nice piece for a […]
Dr. Annette Ermshar Joins Los Angeles Master Chorale Board of Directors Board Officers for 2011-12 Also Announced
Dr. Annette Ermshar, a Pasadena-based forensic psychologist in private practice, has joined the Board of Directors of the internationally acclaimed Los Angeles Master Chorale (LAMC) it was announced by LAMC Chair Mark Foster. Her three-year term began in July 2011. “We are delighted that Annette has joined the Board,” says LAMC Chair Mark Foster. “She […]
Choral Caffeine: It’s All About People
Isn’t it delightful when former students “check in” to let you know how they are doing? I simply adore those calls! Recently a colleague-who-used-to-be-a-student (there has to be less cumbersome descriptor) contacted me to share that she had taken a new job as an assistant principal. Bless her heart, she was concerned that I […]
Choral Caffeine: Terrific Teacher Tech Tools
Communicating non-musical information to choir members can be . . . well . . . let’s be nice and just say it’s a challenge. Of course, the responsibility for following instructions and maintaining schedules rests squarely on the shoulders of the individual choir members. But ultimately, it is the director who has to deal […]