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Okay- so I've been a bit slack about blogging lately. Not that I have been idol- there is so much to blog about but 24 hours in a day a full time job and more music than I can ever learn to play means there isn't enough time! In the last month I've been taking rehearsals from the keyboard as our Mu... read more
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1) Public Thank You’s 2) Honoring graduates Choral organizations benefit when they excel at celebrating and honoring the accomplishments of their greatest contributors. Fo... read more
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Excellence isn't easy. We appreciate that which costs us greatly and often treat that which is free with disdain. The more it costs us, the greater the “value.” Being part of a Good Ensemble is not easy, fast, or cheap. Most people, when they experience being part of a good ensemble, don’t recog... read more
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Connections with home 1) Boosters 2) Call home when things go right 3) Programming accessible materials Regular and deliberate connection within the ch... read more
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Helping students belong. 1) Non musical skills celebrated 2) Creating indispensability Students that experience success in school are less likely to have academic or behavioral probl... read more
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There are few things that have as powerful an impact on our ensembles as the standing formations of the singers. This will directly impact the speed at which the ensemble learns new repertoire and polishes the same. Standing formation impacts balance, the prominence of individual voices, the ‘blend’ of the ... read more
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1) Changing role of public schools- 2) From teaching information to parental role In recent years, the role of schools has been dramatically transformed. Increasingly, society h... read more
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ACCLAIMED BRITISH CHOIR RETURN TO MALLORCA The Leeds-based chamber choir St Peter’s Singers make a return visit to the beautiful Balearic island of Mallorca from 26th to 29th October 2013. This will be the choir’s fourth overseas tour, following acclaimed trips to Romania in November 2007, Mallo... read more
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[this is a version of a post which first appeared on my blog From the Front of the Choir] Last time I wrote about whether it’s better to be over-rehearsed or under-prepared. I talked about people who like to spend a long time working on one thing in order to perfect it versus those who like to do just e... read more
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This has been a long time coming. For the past several years I’ve mused about forming an interfaith vocal ensemble, but it never seemed to be the right time. Now it is. Feel free to join me. We already have rehearsal space and a possible first gig in place. I’m combing through mu... read more
