Movement and activity have a well-documented positive effect on the sound of our choirs. West African Dance is a full-body, high-energy experience requiring both coordination and communication and control of the body and the mind. During this session we will examine how singers’ bodies transform during dance and how our thinking and attention are developed […]
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Active Aging and the Choral Ensemble
The wave of interest in singers in their Third Age (sixty years and over) has grown steadily over the last ten years, and research has shown that efforts to increase active aging among senior adults increases community participation and well-being. While voice scientists explain physiological changes to the body and voice, educators and conductors are […]
February 2017
Download the complete issue. (10 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURESPassing the Torch: Igniting Senior Voices in Multigenerational Choirs by Victoria MeredithNever Too Old: Establishing an Intergenerational Choir for Transformational Learning through Singing by Carol Beynon Intergroup Contact Theory and Choir: Modeling Conductors Without Borders by Ryan Luhrs […]
January 2017
Download the complete issue. (15 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** PREVIEWS Concert Events and Performers Interest Sessions Composer’s Track Interest Sessions
ChorTeach 2016 (8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 9.1)
8.2 – Winter 2016
8.3 – Spring 2016
8.4 – Summer 2016
9.1 – Fall 2016
December 2016
Download the complete issue. (9 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Choral Singers “In the Zone” Toward Flow Through Score Study and Analysis by Christopher M. Walters The Latin Problem: How Much Does a Singer Really Need to Know? by Leslie De’Ath Mart Saar—Estonian Composer and Poet: Consolidating the Past, […]
