Tension! Vocal tension is generally a bad thing, often even a VERY bad thing. It is bad because it hurts voices. In graduate school I had some great teachers that helped me overcome some significant vocal tension issues. To them I … Continue reading
What makes for an effective music teacher? Every music teacher has up and down days, and even some school years that are better than others. However consistent excellence is what we all can and should strive for. To accomplish this, … Continue reading
In a choral rehearsal, better organization means better efficiency. Better efficiency means higher achievement in rehearsal. Higher achievement in rehearsal means higher quality performances. So, organization and efficient habits can really be helpful. Before sharing three ways to be better … Continue reading
A recent forum thread on choralnet.org has generated much discussion and interest on the issue of the legality of photocopying choral music [the link no longer works so I have removed it]. As this is a pertinent issue for music … Continue reading
Most of my posts have dealt with my compositions or other repertoire up to this point. This post is different and hopefully will be useful to conductors of children’s choirs. Developing beautiful singing and quality musicianship with young children in … Continue reading
