Great Choral Works in Small Scoring: An Interview with Joachim Linckelmann

Great Choral Works in Small Scoring is a collection published by Carus-Verlag. It includes works by Beethoven, Puccini, Saint-Saens & more, carefully scored for ensembles with as few as five players. How did you come to arrange large-scale (choral) works, and what was your first arrangement? I had already begun making arrangements for wind quintet... Continue Reading →

Creating Ourselves: Social Emotional Learning in the Music Classroom

Guest post from Dr. Philip Silvey, Associate Professor of Music at the Eastman School of Music, and contributing composer to the Voices in Harmony choral series published by Hal Leonard. In summer, I teach a curriculum seminar to graduate students. In the class, we reflect deeply on what is taught in schools and why. We... Continue Reading →

How To Make Your Choir Inclusive for Trans, GNC and Queer Singers

by Caite Debevec I failed my first transgender student. I was in grad school and had never had a trans singer in my choir before. I was rooted in what I knew regarding voice types. I was sure that my priority would be vocal health above all else and I was determined to give the... Continue Reading →

StreamSing: A Free Virtual Reading Session with Jubilate Music Group

Join host Mark Cabaniss, President & CEO of Jubilate Music Group, as special guest Mary McDonald shares thoughts on her featured pieces plus the upcoming fall/Christmas singing season.

Restore Our Song: A Homecoming

Guest post by composers Lee & Susan Dengler introducing Restore Our Song: A Resource for Restarting Your Choir, which includes an opening "kick-off" fellowship and service, devotions on the themes of deliverance and renewal, easy anthem suggestions to get the choir back in shape quickly, service ideas including a hymn sing, recruitment tips, a simple chorus for choir and congregation titled "Restore Our Song," and more.

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