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Choral Roots and Rhythms: From Africa to Gospel

The choral community has shown a tremendous interest in world music, particularly music with rhythmic roots. This session is designed to give participants an experience of singing choral music from African and Gospel roots. Participants will become the “demo” choir in order to explore characteristics such as improvisation, spontaneous part-singing, flexible forms, and more. Performance […]

Building Voices Through Collaboration: Insights from a Studio Voice Teacher and Choral Conductor

Collaboration between voice teachers and choral conductors is one of the best ways to develop a choral sound. A successful university team will lead you through an investigation of new ways to affect change by first applying studio approaches to technical issues and then addressing their application in a choral setting. You will learn by […]

February 2012

Download the complete issue. ARTICLES Tarik O’Regan’s Scattered Rhymes and its Compositional Relationship to Machaut’s Messe de Nostre Dame and the Music of ‘The Who’ by Cameron F. LaBarr Wordplay in Stravinsky’s Svadebka, Part II by Marika C. Kuzma Leonard Van Camp: A Legacy of Success by Patrick K. Freer and Mark Buske COLUMNS Repertoire & Standards The Center for Black […]

January 2012

Download the complete issue. Divisions North Central Division Conference Preview Eastern Division Conference Preview Southern Division Conference Preview Southwestern Division Conference Preview Western Division Conference Preview Central Division Conference Preview Northwestern Division Conference Preview

December 2011

Download the complete issue. ARTICLES Wordplay in Stravinsky’s Svadebka, Part 1 by Marika C. Kuzma The Acting Principles of Konstantin Stanslavski and their Relevance to Choral Conducting by Ryan Hebert Movement in the Choral Rehearsal: The Singers Perspective by Kathryn E. Briggs On the Voice: Contemporary Commercial Voice Pedagogy Applied to the Choral Ensemble: An Interview with […]