Download the complete issue Articles Collaboration in the Choral Ensemble by Susan Wharton Conkling Textless Choral Music by Robert Reynolds Multiculturalism and the Choral Canon 1975-2000 by Dan Graves Twentieth-Century Choral Settings of Psalm 150 by John Koza
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Choral Directors’ Self Report of Accommodations Made for Boys’ Changing Voices: A Twenty Year Replication
To explore possible changes in educators’ self-reported strategies used to accommodate changingvoices, we replicated survey data collected between 1998-2000 (Killian, 2003). The original survey,developed from strategies of 47 experienced directors, consisted of a checklist of accommodations (treble singers only, rewrite parts, sing an octave lower, assign non-singing responsibilities, separate choirs by TB or Treble) and […]
Disrupting the Choral Class System: A Journey of One High School Choral Program
This case study sought to investigate one educator’s attempt to disrupt “the choral class system” within their public high school choral program. The following questions guided this research: (a) How does one teacher restructure a choral program to increase student access? (b) What meanings do student participants ascribe to participation? (c) What do the choral […]
Barbershop Harmony Society Judge Perceptions of Expressive Performances and Contest Adjudication
The purpose of this basic qualitative study (Merriam & Tisdell, 2016) was to analyze Barbershop Harmony Society (BHS) judge perceptions of vocal and visual expression and what elements make up expressive performances. A secondary purpose was to explore how BHS judges perceived and utilized information gleaned from training. I interviewed ten current BHS judges from […]
August 2000
Download the complete issue Articles Fred Waring’s Tone Syllables: His Legacy to American Choral Singingby Fritz Mountford A Renaissance Revival: Restoring Ornamentation in Contemporary Choral Performance by Kirk Aamot The Hungarian School of Choral Compsoers, 1960-2000 by Tredrag Gosta and John Haberlen The Heart of the Matter: Helpful Hints for Successful Programming and Efficient Rehearsing […]
Scoping the Literature of Transgender Singing: Experiences and Pedagogical Insights in Choral Contexts
Choral conductors have expressed interest in working with transgender singers more effectively, however, opportunities for professional development and resources in this area have been limited. This article reports a scoping review designed to explore the experiences of transgender singers in choral settings. Results offer insights for choral conductors seeking to enhance their support for this […]
