“When I’m worried and I can’t sleep, I count my blessings instead of sheep; and I fall asleep counting my blessings . . .” ~Irving Berlin Every one of us has concerns. We worry about our families, our health, our incomes, our futures, or any one of an infinite number of possible conundrums that […]
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Pacific Boychoir Academy Open House for Prospective Students
Pacific Boychoir Academy will be holding an Open House for prospective families on Tuesday, November 13th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Come and visit the West Coast’s only choir school, where a full and challenging academic program for boys in grades 4-8 is integrated with daily musical instruction that motivates boys to succeed. All families with boys […]
Creating a Positive Culture in your Choir – II
Once again, the idea behind this series is how to build a positive culture in your choir. John Wooden, the most successful college basketball coach in history, was famous for the structure that he built into his practices (rehearsals) and the clear expectations for each player on the floor. He was amazingly detail oriented […]
Stick Time: “Just” a Church Choir
During a recent conversation, a new acquaintance introduced himself as being “Just a church choir director.” Excuse me? Just a church choir director . . . !? Creating satisfying choral art with a college choir that meets five days a week is comparatively luxurious next to the herculean task of producing beautiful sounds […]
“Where Is My Lamb?” SATB Anthem for Church Choir
Lyrics by Julie I. Myers, Music by Charles McCartha Written from the viewpoint of the Good Shepherd, this anthem tells of his search for a missing lamb. Sample .pdf and full audio recording available for review at Hal Leonard: http://www.halleonard.com/viewcloserlook.do?id=35028597&lid=-1&keywords=where%20is%20my%20lamb&subsiteid=1& Series: Harold Flammer Uses: Christ the Shepherd, Lent, Baptism Release date: 10/30/2012
Stick Time: HS Honor Choir
A few days ago, ACDA announced the rosters for the four Honor Choirs that will sing during the 2013 National Conference in Dallas. Now that the shouting has subsided, more than 1,000 singers who were selected must turn their attention to the task of learning a sizeable body of music. For many of these […]