Choir has been adopted as a medium for dissemination and preservation in the Arab world since the formation in Egypt of Firqatal-Musiqa al-Arabiyyah (The Arab Music Ensemble) in 1967. The notion that Arab music does not employ choir or that it only works with a solo vocalist is but one of the many misconceptions about […]
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Building Your Vital Force— The Use of T’ai Chi Chih and Movement Techniques in Successful Conducting
A workshop utilizing T’ai Chi Chih movements will be used to find the “Vital Force” (Tan-Tien) within, featuring the centering, balance, and core-strengthening techniques needed to become a strong conductor or solo artist. There are nineteen movements involved in T’ai Chi Chih, and approximately ten will be explored over the course of three morning sessions. […]
June-July 2016
Download the complete issue. (10 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES The Church Choral Director: Leader of the Sacred, the Good, the Beautifulby Charlotte Kroeker Soul Searching: Is it Time to Rethink the “Conventional” Model of Youth Choir?by Eric L. Mathis Pursuing Authenticity in Choral Music for […]
May 2016
Download the complete issue. (12 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES “What Language Shall I borrow?”: Singing in Translation by Daniel A. Mahraun Glimpses of Handel in the Choral-Orchestral Psalms of Mendelssohnby Zachary D. Durlam Javier Busto: Bi-Vocational Journeyman, Medical Doctor, and Self-Taught Musician by John Ratledge […]
April 2016
Download the complete issue. (13 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Text and Musical Gesture in the Choral Music of Rebecca Clarkeby Marin Jacobson William Grant Still’s Three Rhythmic Spirituals by Jeffrey L. Webb ARTICLES On the Voice Choral Journal and the Adolescent Female Changing Voiceby Bridget Sweet Student Times […]
March 2016
Download the complete issue. (12 MB)eCJ (digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES On Our Way: Programming a Martin Luther King Jr. Concert for Youth Choirby Anthony Trecek-King From Kindergarten to College: Understanding Young Voices and Keeping Them Healthy by Wendy D. LeBorgne Creativity and Artistry in the Children’s […]
