Download the complete issue. (30 MB)eCJ (Digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Pedagogy for the Jazz Singer by Diana Spradling and Justin Binek The Collegiate Vocal Jazz Ensemble: A Foundational Historyby Gregory Amerind The Scat Singing Dialect: An Introduction to Vocal Improvisation byMichele Weir ARTICLESRepertoire & Standards The […]
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May 2015
Download the complete issue. (14.5 MB)eCJ (Digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Notes for Success: Advice for the First-Year Choral Teacher, Part 1compiled by Amanda Bumgarner Discovering the Rediscovery of Antonio Vivaldi by Miles Dayton Fish About the Music: An Interview with Ann Howard Jones by Sean Burton […]
April 2015
Download the complete issue. (13 MB)eCJ (Digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Exploring the Science of Ensemble: Gestures, Emotion, and Collaboration in Choral Music Making by Gary B. Seighman Monkey See, Monkey Do: The Choral Conductor and the Mirror Neuron System by Riikka Pietilainen-Caffrey Effective Conducting in the […]
March 2015
Download the complete issue. (9 MB)eCJ (Digital Choral Journal) **Download individual articles by clicking on the titles below.** FEATURES Masters in Miniature: Repertoire by Great Composers for Smaller Choirs by David C. Rayl and Zebulon M. Highben Music of Value: An Interview with Vytautas Miškinis by Vance D. Wolverton The 2015 International Conductors Exchange Program: […]
Psalms: Back to the Sources
Has any book been set to music more often than the book of Psalms? For nearly three thousand years the lyrical songs in this collection have inspired the creation of glorious music: plainchant, polyphony, popular tunes, and symphonic masterworks. But what did they sound like in antiquity—in biblical times? To discover the nature of this […]
No Strings Attached: Alternative, Affordable, and Accessible Masterworks from Outside the Canon
Of the thousands of multi-movement or extended choral masterworks that are appropriate for ensembles at the high school or collegiate level, only a handful are regularly performed. Of these, virtually all represent Western European schools. This session will explore valuable yet under-performed programming choices that utilize creative instrumentation pairings apart from the traditional string orchestra. […]
