Inspiration
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Articles from ChoralNet
Stuart Hunt has spent the past 53 years teaching, conducting, and writing about the the arts of voice production and group singing. This series of articles, published in ChoralNet, offers a world of inspiration and practical advice for conductors – and anyone working with singers.
VIDEO:
Introducing Tools for Conductors
For over a decade, Tools for Conductors’ innovative sight-reading and musicianship books have been working in schools and universities all over the U.S. and in countries all over the world. Catch a glimpse of the philosophy and methods that led to the development of these exciting tools. Get inspired!
VIDEO:
An Interview with Brian Mitchell
Hello, fellow choral directors!
Stuart Hunt, a long-time friend, just sent me a video “interview” with Brian Mitchell, former choir director at Mark Morris High School (Longview) and past president of the Washington ACDA. Brian received a standing ovation for a talk on a similar subject at Washington’s Summer Institute a couple years ago. This time Brian speaks of the transcendental nature of choral music…in a way, sort of explaining the unexplainable as to the why of what we do as directors and as singers.
Now, don’t even open this link to Brian unless you have about 20 minutes of quiet time to view it. It’s marvelous, and you’re going to want to watch it all the way through!
Best to you!
Howard Meharg