On Musicianship: A Thought Experiment for Choir Directors
Teaching sight-singing is important, but let’s not forget that it’s a means to an end.
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Teaching sight-singing is important, but let’s not forget that it’s a means to an end.
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From one of my composition teachers…
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I wanted to become a Franciscan priest, and became one. But I certainly landed in places and assignments I never dreamed of being in.

What is the best way to get your choir singing when they first return? Here are some tips…
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Maestro Kennerley underscores the myriad salutary benefits of music education for children and that of a community that sings together.

This is one of the earliest Christian manuscripts to be illuminated with (the oxymoronic) “large miniatures.”
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…including a fancy capital “A” from a medieval manuscript.
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Chanting the Litany of St Joseph with the newly announced invocations.
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Including a wonderful hymn for the Ascension.
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Venerable Pope Pius XII explicitly allowed vernacular hymns during High Mass in 1958.
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Alongside many familiar faces, several new presenters are joining the faculty this year.
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Including a live recording of a hymn about a donkey. (Not kidding!)
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There is a “hidden rule” about Roman Catholic Hymnals.
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How a small child’s innocent question underscored the significance of what we do as church musicians.
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A live recording of the Church’s oldest Latin Eucharistic hymn.
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