I am taking a bit of a Choral Ethics break this week, and this is a repeat of an often requested Choral Ethics Blog. “I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual.” Henry David Thoreau I always try to be grateful, and I remain grateful, despite much upheaval in our […]
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November/December Choral Journal Preview
The November/December 2023 issue of Choral Journal is available online. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving your monthly Choral Journal! _ _ _ _ _ _ IN THIS […]
ChoralEd: Audiation/Inner Hearing
Audiation (also called inner hearing) is the process in which pitch is produced internally in the mind of the musician, with no sound being produced out loud, and is an important skill that should be developed in singers. In all vocal production, singers must first audiate all the musical elements (pitch, rhythm, text, vowel, dynamic, […]
11/5, This Is What It Means – LCCE and the SF Girls Chorus (San Francisco)
LEFT COAST AT THE CALIFORNIA FESTIVAL: CALIFORNIA VOICES“This Is What It Means”LEFT COAST CHAMBER ENSEMBLE AND THE SAN FRANCISCO GIRLS CHORUSLeft Coast and the San Francisco Girls Chorus team up to present a program which centers the voices of Californian women composers at the California Festival. We interweave instrumental and vocal works by Pauline Oliveros, […]
ChoralEd: Creative Approaches to Moveable “Do” Sight-Reading
In episode 25 of ChoralEd, Dr. Nathan Dame shares creative approaches to moveable-do sight-reading. When implementing moveable-do in the classroom, Dr. Dame encourages a sequential instructional approach that develops musicianship skills. For the beginning choir, this instructional sequence includes: Step 1: Count Rhythms Step 2: Figure out starting solfège based on the key signature Step […]
October Choral Journal Preview
The October 2023 issue of Choral Journal is available online. ACDA members can log in with their username and password to view and download the newest edition. You can also read our electronic version. If you are not already a member of ACDA, join today to start receiving your monthly Choral Journal! _ _ _ _ _ _ IN THIS […]