jedscott

Sufficient Advance Notice

The further advance notice you can give, the better.

The arc of most choirs’ experience with any piece is predictable.

My goal is to develop an ensemble’s autonomy until there’s no difference when I’m not in front of them.

Sometimes questions are meaningless.

I read the room, and I said confidently, “You’re going to read and learn this entire piece today.”

My son said, “You’re smarter than me.”

Overheard recently: a traditional bel canto voice teacher offering critique to a crossover student singing a jazz standard.

I never finish a vocal jazz score without including chord changes in the vocal part.

I’m fascinated by the idea of tensegrity.

Do your auditions and interviews give too much weight to skill sets and not enough to value sets?