Download the complete issue. (11 MB)eCJ (Digital Choral Journal) ARTICLES Toward a Choral Pedagogy for Composersby David Conte, Robert Kyr, and Steven Sametz Writing for the Amateur Chorus by Randall Thompson Conrad Susa (1935 – 2013): Composer, Teacher, Friendcompiled by David Conte with Byron Adams, Elinor Armer, Philip Brunelle, Vance George, and Vince Peterson August […]
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June/July 2014
Download the complete issue. (11 MB)eCJ (Digital Choral Journal) ARTICLES Jean Gilles’s Messe des Morts: A Study in Contextual Period Performanceby Mark Ardrey-Graves Giving Patient Hope: Rethinking Brahms’s Requiemby Jeffrey J. Faux and David C. Rayl Kaspars Putniņš: A Vision of Diversity by Vance Wolverton On the VoiceChoral Directors Are from Mars and Voice Teachers are […]
May 2014
Download the complete issue. (14 MB)eCJ (Digital Choral Journal) ARTICLES Fashioning compelling Stories: Enriching the Choral Singer’s Experience through Text Narrative Exploration by Philip E. Silvey Icon in Sound: An Interview with Sir John Tavener by Gregory M. Pysh Teaching for Transfer: Developing Critical Thinking Skills with Adolescent Singers by Matthew L. Garrett On the […]
April 2014
Download the complete issue. (16 MB)eCJ (Digital Choral Journal) ARTICLES A Star-Spangled Bicentennial: A Conversation with Jerry Blackstone, Mark Clague, and Andrew Kuster by Jerry Blackstone, Mark Clague, and Andrew Kuster Nineteenth-Century Performance Practice: Reassessing Tradition and Revitalizing Interpretation by Deanna Joseph Musical Settings of War Texts in Two Twentieth-Century British Choral Works, Part 2 […]
March 2014
Download the complete issue. (16 MB)eCJ (Digital Choral Journal) ARTICLES Cuban Choral Music: Historical Development and Modern Influencesby Jose Rivera Venezuelan Choral Composers of the 20th and 21st Centuries: A Catalogueby Maria Guinand Canada’s Choral Music Development by Hilary Apfelstadt Mexican Choral Composers: A Brief History by Jorge Cozatl COLUMNS Repertoire & StandardsThe Formula for […]
Teach Phrasing First: Practical Considerations for Teaching Artistry at the Beginning of the Rehearsal Process
Choirs learn, internalize, and repeat in performance what they do most often in rehearsal. Good choral pedagogy includes the separation and integration of the technical aspects of the music and the articulation of the music’s artistic and expressive content. If, however, music learning is completely separated from musical expression and artistry, or artistic concerns are […]
