Timothy C. Takach, one of the founders and owners of Graphite, composes music that is lyrical, disciplined, accessible, and well-crafted. In other words, Takach’s music exemplifies the Graphite style of music that is both “Notable and Elevated.” Among his more recent accomplishments is the stunning choral ballet “Unfashioned Creature,” a significant multi-movement choral ballet inspired […]
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ChoralEd: Avoiding Rote Teaching – Using Solfège to Introduce New Repertoire
Introducing music using a rote technique has its advantages in certain circumstances. However, possibly more impactful is connecting the sight-reading skills that are required in most state music standards with the learning of new performance repertoire. To begin, have students count the rhythm separately from the music. Concurrently with this step, students can begin to […]
Stardust, now available in TBB!
Stardust, now available in TBB! B.E. Boykin recently burst into the scene and has rapidly become a very popular composer. Bestseller “Stardust” is a beautiful and stirring call for justice, and it’s now available in a TBB voicing! Stardust Available for SATB, piano, and djembe, SSA, piano, and djembe, andNEW! TBB, piano, and djembe. Difficulty: We hope that this […]
Welcome to Graphite: Julio Morales!
New! Welcome Julio Morales Contributing Editor: Jonathan Campbell Graphite is happy to welcome Julio Morales to our catalog. Morales is a Mexican composer, conductor, pianist, tenor, and educator, wow! His compositions are already sung around the world, but we want to familiarize him to more choral conductors here in the U.S. His music is accessible, melodic, […]
James Jordan, Jason Dungee, Kari Adams and Mak Barton
Choir is not my family, we aren’t adjusting choral curriculum sufficiently with the times, we don’t know how to get choirs to sing in tune and we don’t build “real” cultures in our classrooms. Geez! Is this a negative podcast?! Not. At. All. These four conversations do have an element of constructive criticism, but that […]
New Works from the Compose Like A Girl Series!
New Works from theCompose Like A Girl Series Contributing Editor: Jonathan Campbell Graphite is going to present a flurry of music this month. We know how busy choral directors and singers are as new school years and seasons approach. Enjoy the depth of our library as you search for just the right piece! Our Marketplace […]